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Bakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan has claimed the final boxing gold medal on offer at the Tokyo Games.
Camera IconBakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan has claimed the final boxing gold medal on offer at the Tokyo Games. Credit: EPA

Bakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan has won gold at super heavyweight in the final boxing match of the Tokyo Olympics, dominating a 5:0 victory over Richard Torrez Jr of the United States.

The 200cm Jalolov towered over nearly every other fighter in the Olympic sport's largest weight class, yet he also has the stiff jab of a much smaller man.

He dominated all four of his bouts in Tokyo, sweeping every judge's decision in three fights and winning by stoppage in the semi-finals.

Jalolov is an 8-0 professional boxer who lives in California and fights mostly in North America.

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He became the most experienced pro to win gold in the second Olympics after professionals were allowed to qualify.

He also won the only boxing medal in Tokyo for the disappointing Uzbek team, which sent 11 fighters to Tokyo after topping the medal table in Rio de Janeiro.

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Torrez claimed the third silver for the U.S., which had its most successful Olympics since 2000 in terms of total medals.

The Americans are the most successful boxing nation in Olympic history, but they haven't won a men's gold medal since 2004.

Lauren Price of Britain won gold in the women's middleweight division, beating China's Li Qian 5:0 in a one-sided bout.

Price claimed Britain's second gold medal and sixth medal overall in Tokyo with a solid performance against Li. Price is the first woman to win gold at middleweight after Claressa Shields, the American two-time champion.

Andy Cruz, conqueror of Australia's Harry Garside in a semi-final, has won Cuba's fourth boxing gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, beating US lightweight Keyshawn Davis 4:1 in the fina.

Cruz beat Davis for the fourth consecutive time in their amateur careers, but he had to rally with an impressive third round after Davis swept the second on all five judges' cards.

He joins two-time Olympic gold medallists Roniel Iglesias, Arlen Lopez and Julio Cesar La Cruz with championships in Tokyo.

Kellie Anne Harrington of Ireland won gold in the women's lightweight division, beating Beatriz Ferreira of Brazil 5:0 in a close bout

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