Team Nigeria’s hopes of winning a boxing medal at the ongoing 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, suffered another major setback on Saturday night, as David Akintola crashed out in the opening round of the men’s 80kg event.
Akintola, regarded as one of Nigeria’s brightest prospects in the ring, was beaten 4-1 by Tanzania’s Yusef Lucasi Changalewa in their Round of 32 contest at the SEC Centre.
The Nigerian struggled to impose himself throughout the bout as Changalewa dictated the pace with sharper combinations, better movement and cleaner scoring punches, repeatedly finding openings with well-timed attacks that left Akintola chasing the fight for long spells.
By the end of the three rounds, the judges overwhelmingly favoured Changalewa 4-1, underlining the Tanzanian’s superiority on the night.
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The victory sent Changalewa through to the Round of 16, where he will face Kenya’s Robert Okaka, while the defeat leaves
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