Puerto Rico's Jeyvier Cintron Ocasio, left, fights Botswana's Oteng Oteng during a flyweight 52-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London.
Puerto Rico's Jeyvier Cintron Ocasio, left, fights Botswana's Oteng Oteng during a flyweight 52-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London. Patrick Semansky, Associated Press
By Associated Press

At 17, Puerto Rican lightweight Jeyvier Cintron is among the youngest boxers at the London Olympics. And if they awarded gold medals for hair, he'd be going home with some serious hardware.

Cintron took the ring today sporting a classic mullet, but with a twist. He also has a jagged strip of blond dyed hair across the top of the business-in-front part, and much of the party-in-the-back section is also blond.

Cintron's headgear popped off in the middle of an exchange during his fight with Botswana's Oteng Oteng, giving fans an extra look. He then won a 14-12 decision over Oteng, ensuring the mullet will live to fight another day.

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