Heavyweight boxer Elly Ajowi during the team's training session at Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani in Nairobi on August 6, 2019. [Stafford Ondego/Standrd]Africa Zone Three super heavyweight champion Elly Ajowi is confident the National Boxing Team will give its best in the Konstantin Korotkov Memorial International Tournament in the city of Khabarovsk in Russia starting Monday. "Such tournaments give us confidence and the right atmosphere to take part in serious competitions and therefore it has come at the right time before we head to Olympics," Ajowi told Standard Sports. The quartet includes Ajowi, 2015 African Boxing Championships lightweight gold medallist Nick Okoth, Commonwealth Games flyweight bronze medallist Christine Ongare and national lightweight champion Elizabeth Akinyi. Meanwhile, the Moroccan team of four boxers are already in Russia preparing for the Olympics.

Source: Standard Digital May 07, 2021 11:10 UTC