The day turned out far better for Ghanaian featherweight Samuel Takyi, who overpowered his Colombian opponent Ceiber Avila to win at least a bronze -- the country's first boxing medal in nearly 50 years. "I'm going to make history and I'm going to win the gold colour," Takyi said, his short hair dyed golden for the Tokyo Games. I'm going to do something, I'm going to make a great history." MARCIAL ADVANCES WITH KNOCK-OUTElsewhere, Filipino middleweight Eumir Marcial knocked out Armenia's Arman Darchinyan with a right hook to cruise into the semi-finals, securing him at least a bronze medal. It will be a Britain versus Cuba final also in the light-heavy category.

Source: Egypt Today August 01, 2021 11:15 UTC