(BEIJING, August 24) -- Alexey Tishchenko of Russia beat Daouda Sow of France 11-9 to win his second Olympic gold medal.

　　Tishchenko won a gold medal in the featherweight (57kg) class at Athens 2004, and he went up to the lightweight (60kg) class after winning the featherweight title at the 2005 World Championships. He then won the lightweight titles at both the European and World Championships in 2006.

　　Sow was the first boxer who challenged Tishchenko's dominance of the weight class. Tishchenko outscored Sow in the first two rounds 7-4, but Sow had the better of the Russian boxer in the third round, narrowing the deficit to one point. He continued to be very aggressive at the beginning of the fourth round. However, Tishchenko's experience helped him maintain the lead and secure the gold medal.