Vasyl Lomachenko strolls to gold

Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko has swept aside South Korea's Han Soonchul to retain his Olympic lightweight gold.

The Ukrainian settled into an early rhythm and assumed total control of the contest with a commanding 7-2 lead after the first round.

Lomachenko looked comfortable and was never effectively troubled by the South Korean.

Han was well out of his depth, while Lomachenko had barely broken a sweat as he continued to dominate proceedings in the second round.

The Ukrainian, who led by six points in the final round, strolled to victory and scooped gold courtesy of a 19-9 verdict.