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This June 1, Africa only fielded women in the 1/8 finals. Three won, three lost. Nigeria won two fights on June 1 and can still hope for two tickets to the 2024 Olympic Games. The Nigerian Mbata Patricia Adanma Epelle won her fight 4:1 against the Brazilian Viviane Pereira in women’s 75KG. Mbata advances to Lire plus …
In women’s 66KG, Brigitte Mbabi from the DRC won 5:0 against the Japanese Mai KITO (Japan) in the round of 16. In the same category women’s 66KG, Ivanusa Moreira from Cape Verde won 5:0 against Canadian Sara Kali. The two Africans will fight on June 2 in the quarter-finals of the ladies 66KG. Brigitte Mbabi Lire plus …
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 Lire plus …
For the first time ever, IBA Champions Night series will be held on African soil, the President of Africa Boxing Confederation (AFBC) Eyassu Wossen Berhanu announced today. Ethiopia’s capital city Addis Ababa, the heart of Africa, will stage this pulsating boxing extravaganza on August 17 this year. Berhanu said the prestigious IBA Champions Night will Lire plus …
Ten more African boxers fall by the wayside Cape Verde’s Africa welterweight champion Ivanusa Moreira (pictured), DR Congo’s Brigitte Mbabi and the Ivorian Sedia Sanogo powered their way to the last 16 in the ongoing final Paris Olympic Games qualifiers in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday (May 29). Moreira outpointed Mexico’s Gricelda Duran 5-0. Mandela Cup Lire plus …
Ten more African boxers kiss goodbye to Bangkok qualifiers. Mozambican Commonwealth Games silver medallist Tiago Muxanga (pictured) powered his way to the round of 16 as six more African boxers were sent home in the first session of the final Paris Olympic Games qualifiers in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday, May 28. Muxanga put up a Lire plus …
All the six African boxers but one in action on Monday were eliminated. Africa’s celebrated boxers, Rady Gramane (pictured) and Pita Kabeji, have joined the casualty list of African boxers who’ve been eliminated in the ongoing final Paris Olympics qualifiers in Bangkok, Thailand. Six African boxers were in the ring on the fourth day of Lire plus …
Nine African boxers proceed to round of 32 and an equal number stumble as the battle for Paris Olympic hots up in Bangkok. DR Congo’s Steve Kulenguluka and Zambia’s Stephen Zimba were the toast of Africa as nine boxers punched their way to the round of 32 with nine others eliminated on the third day Lire plus …
Only five african winners on the second day of Olympic qualifiers Changalawe, Bwogi shown the door, Okong’o lifts East Africa Another bad day in the office for African boxers in Bangkok. Out of the 16 in action today (May 25), only five won their bouts in the ongoing final Paris Olympic Games qualifiers in Thailand’s Lire plus …
Five boxers win their bouts with nine sent packing. 2nd World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Thailand from May 24 to June 2, 2024 A shaky start for Africa as five boxers move on and nine are eliminated during the opening day of the final Paris Olympic Games boxing qualifiers in Bangkok on May 24. Mozambican Lire plus …
