* Yoka wins gold to go with his girlfriend's * Super-heavyweight and lightweight are France's golden couple * Britain's Joyce takes silver (Adds quotes and detail) By Alan Baldwin RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - France hailed a golden couple after Tony Yoka saw off Britain's Joe Joyce on Sunday to add the men's Olympic super-heavyweight title to the women's lightweight gold won by girlfriend Estelle Mossely. With Mossely cheering and crying in equal measure, Yoka boxed clever against a relentless opponent to win the battle of the big men on a 2-1 split decision and become the first Frenchman to win gold in the heaviest division.
Sunday, 21 August 2016
Olympics-Boxing-Yoka win cements France's golden couple (Reuters)
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