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Boxing: Ongare inches closer to World Championship quarters

Christine Ongare

Kenya's Christine Ongare (left) throws a punch to Canda's Priyanka Dhillon during their minimum-weight bout at the NEC Boxing Court on August 3, 2022.

Photo credit: Pool | NOC-K

What you need to know:

  • Ongare, the 2018 Commonwealth bronze medallist, was in control from the first round, choosing what punch to unleash against Tanzania, who had to receive eight counts in the first round
  • Ongare will now meet the European Under-22 light flyweight champion Erivan Barut from Turkey for a place in the quarter-finals
  • Just after Ongare’s victory, Friza Anyango lost to experienced and history-making Algerian Imane Khalif after the referee strangely stopped the welterweight bout 47 seconds into the first round

Kenya’s Christine Ongare stopped Tanzania's Rahma Maganga to advance to the next round of the minimum weight in the ongoing IBA Women's World Boxing Championship in New Delhi, India.

Ongare, the 2018 Commonwealth bronze medallist, was in control from the first round, choosing what punch to unleash against Tanzania, who had to receive eight counts in the first round.