Cuba's Erislandy Alvarez win men's lightweight boxing gold

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PARIS -- Cuba's Erislandy Alvarez broke the hearts of a delirious French crowd when he beat local favorite Sofiane Oumiha by split decision in the men's lightweight boxing final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.

Alvarez's win meant that Cuba's boxers, who had won just one bronze medal in Parisbefore Wednesday's final, avoided their worst performance since the 1968 Olympics in Mexico