Enterprising Nigerian boxers Patricia Mbata and Zainab Adeshina are one win away from qualifying for the women’s Olympic Games in Paris, France.
The UK based pugilist Mbata took down Brazil’s Vivianne Pareira 4-1 earlier today in the round of 16 stage at the ongoing Boxing Road to Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Bangkok, Thailand.
The split decision win in the 75kg class, means Mbata needs one more victory in the quarter final to qualify for the Paris Games.
Elsewhere in the women’s 50kg category, another Nigerian Adeshina dismantled Jordanian Hannan Nasser by split decision to progress to the quarter finals.
One more win for Adeshina will land her the ticket to the Olympics.
Both Mbata and Adeshina are the two remaining Nigerian boxers in the Thai qualifying.
The qualification series ends tomorrow 2nd June.
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