Updated: 2008-08-24 15:41:29
Enkhbat of Mongolia celebrates with his gold medal. (Photo Credit: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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(BEIJING, August 24) -- Mongolia's Badar-Uugan Enkhbat won the gold medal in the Olympic Boxing competition's bantamweight class by pulling off an impressive 16-5 win over Yankiel Leon Alarcon of Cuba.
Enkhbat,the runner-up at last year's World Championships, cruised to the gold medal match after winning his first four bouts convincingly before stepping onto the highest podium.
Enkhbat did most of the early attacking and the score was 4-1 in his favor at the end of the first round. The Cuban boxer came back in the second round, with the score tied on 4-4 at the end of the round.
Enkhbat moved quickly to keep away from his opponent and constantly used strong left-right combinations to score more points. The last two rounds saw Enkhbat score eight consecutive points, with a heavy roundhouse punch sealing victory.
"He (Enkhbat) fought his way and I couldn't fight mine. Not with my left swing or my right swing. Nothing. He was always far from me. I couldn't narrow the distance between us," said Alarcon, who won the silver medal after losing to Enkhbat.
Enkhbat's gold medal was his country's first Olympic gold medal in Boxing and its second gold medal in Olympic history. .
Mongolia's first gold medal in Olympic history was also won at Beijing 2008 when Tuvshinbayar Naidan won the Men's -100kg Judo competition on August 14.
When asked about his future, Enkhbat said: "I will enter some more competitions so I can bring more honor to Mongolia."
Source: http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/boxing/n214581710.shtml
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