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South Africa’s captain John Paul Masamba (pictured) took it easy against Zambia’s Emmanuel Katema to set up a semi-final clash against Kenya’s Vincent Ochieng. He was relaxed but the aggressor enroute to a deserved points win over the African Games silver medallist. Boxing flat-footed, Masamba threw punches in bunches. For every two or more punches Lire plus …
“I was just too strong for my opponent”, says lovely Khadija Mardi. Reigning world heavyweight champion, Khadija Mardi of Morocco (pictured), had no time to waste with DR Congo’s Sila Tshimwanga whom she stopped in the first round of their heavyweight semi-final clash. The towering Moroccan staggered Tshimwanga with a thundering right punch on her Lire plus …
Soldier Robert Okaka powered his way to the semi-finals of the Africa Championships defeating Morocco’s Yassir Rigui by a unanimous decision in the light-heavyweight class. The 25-year-old Okaka now meets Namibia’s Gebhard Ipinge in the semi-finals. After a slow start in the first round, Okaka let loose the bees towards the end of the second Lire plus …
Reigning Mandela African Boxing Cup flyweight champion Fabrice Valerie from Mauritius will take on Kenya’s Abednego Kyalo in the semi-finals on Wednesday, October 23. The fast-rising Mauritius boxer strolled to the semis with consummate ease outpointing Cameroon’s bronze medallist in Yaounde Mouhaman Issouhou in the quarter-finals. ✍🏼 AFBC Communications 🇨🇩 African Elite Men’s and Women’s Lire plus …
Senegal and Zimbabwe cry foul over officiating_ The writing is already on the wall: DR Congo are aiming for nothing else but the overall victory. Inspired by their passionate and loudly enthusiastic dancing fans, the dominant Congolese boxers have so won eight fights and lost one with their main rivals and defending champions Morocco winning Lire plus …
Defending champions Morocco (pictured) and DR Congo have intensified their battle for major honours in the ongoing Africa Elite Boxing Championships in Kinshasa. While Morocco have 13 boxers in the semis so far, DR Congo are on top with 14 in the last four. Both countries have two boxers each in the finals courtesy of Lire plus …
▪️ For some losers such as Morocco’s Amine Maarouf defeat was too much to bear as he bathed in his tears in the dressing room weeping uncontrollably which is however a positive reaction going forward What a spectacular and a colourful start to the 21st edition of the Africa Elite Boxing Championships at the Stade Lire plus …
149 boxers from 25 countries all set to fight for pride, prestige and patriotism for their respective countries in the Africa Elite Championships from today in Kinshasa The adrenalin rush is on among the 149 boxers from 25 countries taking part in the Africa Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships which gets underway today, October Lire plus …
Seven boxers from the East African Region Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Ethiopia are through to the semi-finals without breaking a sweat. The seven boxers received byes to qualify for the semis of Africa Elite Men and Women Championships in Kinshasa after the draws conducted on Friday, October 18. Kenya’s lucky four boxers in the last Lire plus …
▫️ Kenya, Tanzania Burundi carry East Africa’s hopes ▫️ Tournament now starts on Saturday to pave way for late arrivals Over 20 countries have arrived in Kinshasa for the Africa Elite Boxing Championships as East Africans look upon Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi to redeem their flagging fortunes in this continental tournament dominated by the North Lire plus …
