Uzbek boxer Hasanboy Dusmatov beats local favorite for gold
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PARIS -- Rio Olympics champion Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan claimed the men's flyweight boxing final after beating France's Billal Bennama at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, while Cindy Ngamba made history by winning the refugee Olympic team's first-ever medal.
Dusmatov's win by unanimous decision over Bennama was especially crushing for French fans, coming a day after fellow French