Olympic Boxing 2016: Medal Winners, Scores and Monday's Results

Russia's Evgeny Tishchenko took the gold medal in the men's 91-kilogram boxing final at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Monday despite appearing to be outclassed by Kazakhstan's Vassiliy Levit.

The latter seemed to land the fight's biggest shots, but Tishchenko consistently earned the favourable scores between rounds before what proved to be a controversial decision became official.

RTE journalist Rob Wright made his disapproval of the verdict clear:

So did BT Sport's Jake Humphrey:

Meanwhile, Shakhram Giyasov and Daniyar Yeleussinov will meet in the men's 69-kilogram final after winning their respective semi-final bouts. Those results ensured bronze medals for Morocco's Mohammed Rabii and France's Souleymane Diop Cissokho.

Here are the results from Monday's medal matches:

Event	Fighter	Score	Fighter
Men's Welter (69 Kilograms) Semi-Final	Mohammed Rabii (MAR)	0-3	Shakhram Giyasov (UZB)
Men's Welter (69 Kilograms) Semi-Final	Souleymane Diop Cissokho (FRA)	0-3	Daniyar Yeleussinov (KAZ)
Men's Heavy (91 Kilograms) Final	Evgeny Tishchenko (RUS)	3-0	Vassiliy Levit (KAZ)

Recap

Giyasov kept Rabii at bay with his long reach and consistent jab. It was an efficient approach that ensured the Uzbek slugger was always scoring.

Giyasov took every round 10-9 to move into the final, while Rabii earned the consolation of a bronze medal 

Earlier in the tournament, Giyasov saw off Cuban Roniel Iglesias, the 2012 gold medalist in the 64-kilogram category.

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Giyasov's impressive progress is unlikely to awe Yeleussinov, though, not after the Kazakh proved to be too strong for Cissokho.

The 25-year-old took the first two rounds 10-9 to secure a well-deserved victory on points and set up an intriguing final in the 69-kilogram category.

But the gold-medal tussle in the heavyweight division was always going to garner the most attention. Tishchenko entered the fight as the reigning world champion but was facing a man who guaranteed history for his country by ensuring at least silver, the first medal for Kazakhstan in the weight class.

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The southpaw found himself crowded early by Levit, who refused to let his decorated opponent establish his jab. Levit relied on mid-range punches and focused on the body, trying to cut the ring off and pin Tishchenko on the ropes.

There was already blood coming from Tishchenko's head as the bell sounded to end the first round, although the credit belonged to Levit, who made Tishchenko look sluggish and heavy-footed with his relentless attack.

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Yet the judges shockingly still awarded the latter the fight unanimously.

A couple of big lefts from Levit should have swayed things his way in the final round. Tishchenko even slipped, though he was not judged to have been prompted to the mat by Levit's right hand.

The Russian then needed treatment for his cut, which acted as a 45-second reprieve, while Levit waited impatiently. When he got his chance to launch at the world champion again, Levit continued to fire the big shots.

Still, Tishchenko took the unanimous decision from the judges, which the crowd didn't welcome warmly.