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Ukraine's Lomachenko wins lightweight gold

MYT 9:10:04 PM

LONDON (Reuters) - Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko beat South Korean Han Soon-chul to win the men's Olympic lightweight boxing gold medal on Sunday.

Lomachenko claimed a 19-9 victory at the Excel Arena in east London.

Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko (R) is declared the winner over South Korea's Han Soonchul after their Men's Light (60kg) gold medal boxing match at the London Olympics August 12, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko (R) is declared the winner over South Korea's Han Soonchul after their Men's Light (60kg) gold medal boxing match at the London Olympics August 12, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Losing semi-finalists Yasniel Toledo Lopez of Cuba and Evaldas Petrauskas of Lithuania took bronze.

(Reporting by Patrick Johnston, editing by Justin Palmer)