LONDON (AP) — Anthony Joshua won the super heavyweight gold medal in the Olympic boxing tournament Sunday in front of his hometown fans, rallying from a late deficit to upset defending champ Roberto Cammarelle of Italy on a tiebreaker. Joshua's medal ceremony after his thrilling victory was delayed about 15 minutes while Italy protested the result, but its complaints were swiftly rejected by amateur boxing's governing body. Joshua won Britain's third boxing gold of its home Olympics, along with bantamweight Luke Campbell and women's flyweight Nicola Adams. Lightweight Vasyl Lomachenko completed his second straight domination of an Olympic tournament with his second gold medal, cementing his claim as the pound-for-pound champion of amateur boxing.
Britain's Joshua wins final boxing gold medal
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Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko reacts after beating South Korea's Han Soonchul for the gold medal during their men's lightweight 60-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko, right, fights South Korea's Han Soonchul in a lightweight 60-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. Lomachenko won the gold medal. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko arrives for his fight against South Korea's Han Soonchul in a lightweight 60-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Mongolia's Tugstsogt Nyambayar, right, fights Cuba's Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana in a flyweight 52-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Cuba's Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana reacts after being declared the winner over Mongolia's Tugstsogt Nyambayar in their flyweight 52-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Cuba's Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana reacts after being declared the winner over Mongolia's Tugstsogt Nyambayar in their flyweight 52-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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