Bulgarian, Turk win landmark women's Olympic boxing gold medals - Punch Newspapers

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Bulgaria’s Stoyka Krasteva and Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey each won boxing gold on Saturday in Tokyo, becoming the first women from their countries to earn Olympic titles in the sport.

Krasteva was ahead on the scorecards after round one — judges’ scores are now displayed on screens to make the system more transparent. The 32-year-old Gu was ahead after the first-round, but the charismatic Surmeneli roared back in the second and Gu took a standing count towards the end of the round.

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