Anthony Joshua won the gold medal in the men's super heavyweight category, to cap what was Britain's most successful boxing performance at an Olympic Games for more than 100 years.

He won the bout in dramatic fashion, making up a three-point deficit in the final round to claim victory on the countback.

Amid extraordinary scenes at ExCeL, Joshua blazed out for the final round against Italy's reigning champion Roberto Cammarelle, and after the pair had exchanged bombs for three minutes, the decision for Joshua - after an 18-18 draw - brought the house down.

Even then the drama was not over as the furious Italian team launched an appeal, and Joshua and the audience had to endure over 20 minutes of waiting before the announcement that the initial result would stand brought a rousing cheer.