Joshua completes Britain’s boxing gold treble

Anthony Joshua handed Britain the perfect end to the Olympic boxing tournament on Sunday with super heavyweight gold as the hosts sealed their best Games in the ring for 104 years. After Nicola Adams earned women’s flyweight gold on Thursday, team-mate Luke Campbell took Saturday’s bantamweight final before Joshua’s finale of a dramatic countback win over defending champion Roberto Cammarelle. As Welshman Freddie Evans lost Sunday’s welterweight final to take silver and Anthony Ogogo’s middleweight bronze, Britain enjoyed their best Olympics in the ring since the 1908 London Games when they won 14 of the 15 boxing medals. Joshua’s third gold for Britain came after some drama as he clawed back a three-point deficit going into the third to level the bout at 18-all before being awarded the contest on count-back. Italy appealed, but the decision stood after a review and only four years after taking up boxing, Joshua was crowned Olympic champion. From:Gulftoday