Great Britain's James Degale celebrates his victory over Cuba's Emilio Correa Bayeaux during their 2008 Olympic Games Middleweight (75 kg) final boxing bout on August 23, 2008 in Beijing.  [Agencies]

BEIJING -- James Degale from Britain claimed the men's 75kg boxing title at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, beating emilio Correa Bayeaux from Cuba 16-14 in the final.

The bronze medals went to Darren John Sutherland from Ireland and Vijender Kumar from India.