It was the Philippines vs Great Britain in the Tokyo Olympics men’s flyweight final, and after a fun back-and-forth scrap it was the Brit who went home with a gold medal.
Britain’s Galal Yafai scored a quick and early knockdown against Carlo Paalam in the opening moments, but the Filipino boxer came back strong and still managed to make it a competitive and entertaining contest. Paalam won the third round, but taking the first and a close second round was enough for Yafai to win a split decision.
Four judges had it 29-28 for Yafai, while one had it for Paalam with 29-28.