Venezuela's Gabriel Maestre Perez reacts after defeating Iran's Amin Ghasemi Pour during their men's welter 69-kg boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
Venezuela's Gabriel Maestre Perez reacts after defeating Iran's Amin Ghasemi Pour during their men's welter 69-kg boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
There's cheering and then, well, there's cheering.
A female fan of the Venezuelan boxing team isn't shy about urging her fighters on in the ring. From her balcony seat she shouts words of encouragement in Spanish in a loud, singsong voice that pierces through the arena.
On Sunday the crowd watching Gabriel Maestre Perez of Venezuela defeat Iran's Amin Ghasemi Pour enjoyed her more than the bout. They cheered her when she yelled, then started responding with a collective cheer every time she shouted.
When Maestre Perez won, many of the fans turned and clapped for her instead of him. She was finally silent at the moment, doing just the sign of the cross in relief.
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