Kenya ‘Hit Squad’ Tokyo Olympics-bound welterweight battler Elizabeth Akinyi says she has completely healed from a nasty scratch in her gums on the opening day of the invitational Konstantin Korotkov Memorial Boxing championship in Moscow, Russia last Month. Akinyi was forced to abandon her 69kg bout against Dominican Republic’s Maronta Hernandec in the second round after sustaining the injury. Akinyi added she gathered vital lessons in Russia, which she will employ against her opponents in Tokyo. I'm convinced the brief experience I had in the ring in Russia has made me a better boxer,” she said. We are planning to get quality mouth guards but getting them here might take a little bit longer because they are not cheap,” he said.

Source: The Star June 02, 2021 01:52 UTC