DR Congo women win eight African boxing finals in Kinshasa
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actualité.cd
Boxers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo won eight gold medals in eight finals at the African Championships on 30 October at the Martyrs Stadium gymnasium in Kinshasa. Bénédicte Diyoka claimed her second consecutive continental title, according to Actualite.cd.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Leopards women’s team won eight gold medals in eight finals at the African Boxing Championships on Friday 30 October at the twin gymnasium of the Martyrs Stadium in Kinshasa, reports Actualite.cd.
Bénédicte Diyoka, Déborah Boisabu, Yamfu Ruth, Munga Zalia Modestie, Merveille Mbalayi, Bampala Monique, Jorbelle Malewu and Sulamite Tshimwanga won all eight bouts contested by the Congolese boxers. Diyoka claimed her second consecutive continental title, while Mbalayi won by technical knockout in the first round. Munga Zalia, who won bronze nine years ago and silver two years ago, finally took African gold, according to Actualite.cd.
The clean sweep came on the same day as the finals contested by three Cape Verdean boxers at the African Boxing Championships in Kinshasa. The Congolese men’s boxers are still to compete as they seek to emulate their teammates, reports Actualite.cd.
