RP jins fall in Beijing tiff
Standing almost a foot taller than Lizardo, Gonzales delivered a roundhouse to the head with less than a minute left to squeeze a 2-1 victory and capture the men’s 58-kg title.
Gonzales had a clear hit on Lizardo’s jaw, prompting the judges to reward the long-limbed Spaniard with two points that completely shifted the momentum in his favor.
Lizardo, who slipped past the stealthy Kengo Uchemura of
Kathleen Eunice Alora also had some scintillating moments when she nearly pulled off a upset at the expense of eventual champion Wu Jing Yu in the women’s 49-kg category.
Itching to get even against Wu, Alora dominated the 2007 world champion from
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