MIANYANG (China), Nov 20: Odlanier Solis heaved Cuba to the top of amateur boxing on Sunday with a cliffhanger victory over defending champions Russia at the world championships here.

Trailing in the count in the first two rounds, the reigning world and Olympic heavyweight champion who is now fighting as a superheavyweight rallied mightily in the third to turn the tables on Russian southpaw Roman Romanchuk in the last match of the tournament.

In the end the 25 year-old emerged seven points ahead to notch the deciding fourth gold medal for Cuba.

Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria and Roberto Cammarelle of Italy took home the bronze in the +91kg weight class.

Results:

48kg: Zhou Shi Ming (CHN) bt Pal Bedak (HUN) pts

Bronze: Sherali Dostiev (TJK) and Birzan Zhakypov (KAZ)

51kg: Lee Ok Sung (KOR) bt Andry Laffita Fernandez (CUB) pts

Bronze: Mirat Sarsembayev (KAZ) and Rau’shee Warren (USA)

54kg: Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz (CUB) bt Rustamhodza Rahimov (GER) pts

Bronze: Garry Russell Junior (USA) and Ali Hallab (FRA)

57kg: Alexey Tischenko (RUS) bt Alexey Shaydulin (BUL) ret-2

Bronze: Simion Viorel (ROM) and Yuriolkis Gamboa Toledano (CUB)

60kg: Yordanis Ugas Hernandez (CUB) bt Romal Amanov (AZE) pts

Bronze: Khabib Allakhverdiev (RUS) and Domenico Va lentino (ITA)

64kg: Serik Sapiyev (KAZ) bt Dilshod Mahmudov (UZB) pts

Bronze: Inocente Fiss (CUB) and Emil Maharramov (AZE)

69kg: Erislandi Lara Santoya (CUB) bt Magomed Nurudinov (BLR) pts

Bronze: Bakhtiyar Artayev (KAZ) and Neil Perkins (ENG)

75kg: Matvey Korobov (RUS) bt Ismayl Sillakh (UKR) rsc-2 outscored

Bronze: Emilio Correa Bayeux (CUB) and Mohamed Hikal (EGY)

81kg: Yerdos Dzhanabergenov (KAZ) bt Marijo Sivolija (CRO) pts

Bronze: Artak Malumyan (ARM) and Utkirbek Haydarov (UZB)

91kg: Alexander Alekseev (RUS) bt Elchin Alizade (AZE) walkover

Bronze: Jasur Matchanov (UZB) and Alexander Povernov (GER)

+91kg: Odlanier Solis Fuente (CUB) bt Roman Romanchuk (RUS) pts

Bronze: Kubrat Pulev (BUL) and Roberto Cammarelle (ITA)—AFP