Nigerian boxer Mayowa gets quarter-final bye at Youth Olympics
Nigeria’s Shukurat Mayowa has received a bye to the quarter-finals of the women’s 48kg boxing event at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, where she will face the winner of Sunday’s preliminary bout… Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-boxer-mayowa-gets-quarter-final-bye-at-youth-olympics/
Nigeria's teenage boxer Shukurat Mayowa has been granted an automatic spot in the quarter-finals of the women's 48kg category at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal. The 17-year-old will face the victor of a preliminary bout between Algeria's Bouthaina Bensalah and Thailand's Pemika Payungkasem on Tuesday, November 10.
Mayowa, Nigeria's only boxer at the multi-sport event, clinched her place after a strong showing at the 2025 Africa Youth Games in Luanda, Angola. Her journey to the quarter-finals commences on Tuesday, followed by semi-final action on Wednesday, November 11, and the gold medal bout on Thursday, November 12.
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