Claressa Shields Tony Yoka Rio Olympic Games

Omnisports

August 21, 2016 12:54 AM

Claressa Shields retained her Olympic title on the final day of the Rio Games, while Tony Yoka won gold for France in Rio.

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Middleweight Claressa Shields became the first American boxer to successfully defend an Olympic title and Tony Yoka was crowned super-heavyweight champion on the final day of the Rio Games.

Shields struck gold at the age of 17 in the 2012 London Games and outclassed Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands to claim a unanimous decision in the 69-75kg category final at Riocentro - Pavilion 6 on Sunday.

Frenchman Yoka is now Olympic and world champion after beating Great Britain's Joe Joyce in the super heavyweight showdown.

Yoka labelled Joyce a "robot" and said the Englishman was "scared" of him ahead of their bout, but was pushed all the way in the final fight of the Games before he was given the verdict on a split decision.

The 24-year-old can now look forward to another day to remember - as he will marry fellow French boxer Estelle Mossely - who took the women's Olympic lightweight title on her birthday on Friday - after the Games.

Uzbekistan finished on a high, with Shakhobidin Zoirov beating Misha Aloian to take men's flyweight gold before Fazliddin Gaibnazarov took the men's light welterweight title at the expense of Lorenzo Sotomayor Collazo of Azerbaijan.

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