Cammarelle gives Italy super heavyweight gold
BEIJING (AP) Boxing ended with a big thud for China, thanks to an Italian policeman with no intentions of turning pro.
Super heavyweight Roberto Cammarelle stopped Zhang Zhilei in the fourth round of the final bout of the Olympics on Sunday. Cammarelle was way ahead on points after battering his Chinese opponent, who had won two routs and a walkover to get to the gold medal bout.
Zhang was the only one of three Chinese finalists to lose, and he was clearly overmatched by the 28-year-old veteran and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist. Cammarelle battered Zhang's head so effectively in the last round that the referee had no choice but to stop the bout.
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