Kazakh brawler wears scar with pride

Boxer Daniyar Yeleussinov might be scarred for life after winning welterweight gold on Wednesday, but if so, he welcomed it on a historic day for Kazakhstan.

With blood seeping from a nasty gash over his left eye, the 25-year-old said he expects it to serve as a permanent reminder of what he has achieved.

"Probably, yes. The scar will remind me. Because I was boxing with this cut, I feel double proud about it," he said after beating Uzbekistan's Shakhram Giyasov by unanimous decision.