Boxing
From Staff and Wire Reports
Cuban super-heavyweight Robert Balado decisioned Svilen Rusinov of Bulgaria, 10-1, for his third consecutive gold medal as the World Amateur Boxing Championships ended at Tampere, Finland, with Cuba sweeping to eight titles.
The 24-year-old matched countryman Teofilo Stevenson’s record by winning his third world championship.
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