Edith Ogoke, the last Team Nigeria boxer standing came out smoking yesterday and punched her way into the quarterfinals at the Olympic Games.
She beat her opponent from Azerbaijan, Vy Stropva Elena, 14-12 to move into the next round where she is expected to fight Russian Torlopova Nadezda on Monday (today) at 4.15pm.
Tough-talking Edith marched her words with punches that rattled her much taller opponent as she led the first round 4-2. Trying to keep the Nigerian at bay with her longer reach, the Azerbaijan fighter fought back but could not contain Edith’s hooks that caught her napping severally. The Nigerian did not surrender her lead even when her opponent fought back and got some punches on target.
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