RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Robeisy Ramirez and Shakur Stevenson are two of the top talents in the entire Olympic boxing tournament, and their bantamweight championship bout produced three rounds of tantalizing action.
When Ramirez's hand was raised afterward, Cuba had another two-time gold medalist.
Stevenson left the ring in uncontrollable tears, but also with a silver medal and a bottomless source of motivation for his upcoming pro career.
Ramirez claimed a split decision over the American bantamweight Saturday, celebrating with a standing backflip in the ring after a remarkable run in Rio de Janeiro.
"He's young, and he has big promise for boxing," the 22-year-old Ramirez said.