Malian Fatoumata Marine Camara beat Minerva Montiel of Paraguay 5:0 in the women’s 57KG round of 16. Based in France, Camara first made headlines at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco where she became the first Malian boxer to win a medal at the African Games.
Entering directly into the ladies 57KG, Sierra Leonean Josefien Betist qualified for the round of 16 by forfeiting his opponent Marie-Bathoul Al-Ahmadieh from Canada. Josefien Betist represented Sierra Leone for the first time at the African Games in Accra, losing 4-3 in the quarter-finals to Tunisian Nahdi Azza. Among her titles, she is the 2023 Irish senior national champion and the 2023 European U22 bronze medalist.
In the round of 16 of the Men’s 51KG, Ghanaian Theophilus Allotey won 5:0 against Anvarzhan Khodzhiev of Kyrgyzstan. Five days earlier, he had beaten Hungarian Attila Bernath in the round of 32.
Also in the round of 16 of the Men’s 51KG, David Pina of Cape Verde defeated TAM Chun Hin Kanneth of Hong Kong 5:0. Five days earlier, he had beaten Serbian Omer Ametovic in the round of 32.
Entering directly into the round of 16 of the men’s 92KG, Ugandan Regarn Simbwa beat Hungarian Koppany Feher 5:0.
3 African boxers failed in their attempt to reach the round of 16.
In men’s 51KG, Gabon’s Franck Mombey was beaten 5:0 by North Korea’s SO Chon Ryong and Moroccan Essaadi Hamza was beaten 5:0 by Sri Lanka’s Godakandalage Umayanga Mihiran. In the men’s 92KG, Kenyan Peter Abuti Alwanga was beaten 5:0 by Polish Mateusz Bereznicki.
PROGRESS REPORT OF AFRICAN BOXERS
This Thursday evening, May 30, 2024, there remain 14 African boxers competing in these qualifications.
- HAVYARIMANA Ornella from Burundi who will fight in 1/8 of the women’s 54KG on June 1, 2024
- SANOGO Sedja from Ivory Coast who will fight in 1/8 of women’s 66KG on May 31, 2024
- MBABI Brigitte from the DRC who will fight in 1/8 of the women’s 66KG on May 31, 2024
- DE PINA David from Cape Verde who will fight in 1/8 men’s 51KG on May 31, 2024
- MOREIRA Ivanusa from Cape Verde who will fight in 1/8 of the women’s 66KG on May 31, 2024
- ALLOTEY Theophilus from Ghana who will fight in 1/8 men’s 51KG on May 31, 2024
- SATHOUD Ornella from Ghana who will fight in 1/8 women’s 75KG on June 1, 2024.
- FANHBULLEH Grace from Liberia who will enter directly into 1/16 of the women’s 50KG on May 31, 2024
- CAMARA Marine of Mali who will fight in 1/8 women’s 57KG on June 1, 2024
- ADESHINA Zainab Motunrayo from Nigeria who will enter directly into 1/16 of the women’s 50KG on May 31, 2024
- MBATA Patricia Adanma Epelle from Nigeria who will fight in 1/8 women’s 75KG on June 1, 2024
- BETIST Josefien from Sierra Leone who will fight in 1/8 women’s 57KG on June 1, 2024
- SIMBWA Regarn from Uganda who will fight in 1/8 men’s 92KG on May 31, 2024
- TEMBO Margret from Zambia who will enter directly into 1/16 of the women’s 50KG on May 31, 2024
