Thailand’s flyweight boxer Somjit Jongjohor has won Thailand the second gold medal at the Beijing Olympics 2008 after overpowering Andris Laffita of Cuba with a score of 8-2 on Saturday evening.
Prior to the bout, the 33-year-old Buri Ram native said this will be the last fight of his career, and if he wins, he wants to dedicate the gold medal to his son, Kampan, whose birthday is on Saturday as well.
The Thai boxer opened up a 6-0 lead after two rounds with effective counter-punching, using his speed to stay out of harm's way and then kept out of trouble in the last two rounds.
"All my life I've been waiting for today. I went through so much, hurt so much but I have tried my hardest," said Somjit.
The gold medallist defeated Italy’s Vicenzo Picardi 7-1 in the semi-final bout on Friday.
Beijing (dpa) Result of boxing flyweight
Gold: Somjit Jongjohor (Thailand)
Silver: Andris Laffita Hernandez (Cuba)
Bronze: Vincenzo Picardi (Italy) and Georgy Balakshin (Russia)
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