Youness Baalla of Morocco in action against David Nyika of New Zealand REUTERSNew Zealand boxer David Nyika did not face much trouble on his way to a 5-0 victory against Youness Baalla in his Olympics heavyweight debut on Tuesday other than having to contend with an attempted bite from his Moroccan opponent. The 22-year-old Baalla lost his cool and attempted to bite his opponent's ear during a hold in round three but a shocked Nyika managed to pull out in time. She was the closest one," Nyika, 25, said, adding that his opponent probably tasted a lot of sweat. "I have been bitten once on the chest before at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. The spokesperson for the Moroccan contingent in Tokyo did not respond to an email requesting comment.

Source: Standard Digital July 28, 2021 07:07 UTC