RIO DE JANEIRO, August 16. /TASS/. Russian boxer Evgeny Tishchenko has won the gold medal in the 91 kg Olympic event in Rio.

Tishchenko, 25, scored 3-0 in the final against Vasily Levit of Kazakhstan.

Erislandy Savon of Cuba and Rustam Tulaganov of Uzbekistan won bronze medals.

This medal is the first for the Russian boxing team at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games. The Russian team has gained 35 medals (11 gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze).

The 2016 Olympic Summer Games will end on August 21.