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Khadija El-Mardi discovered boxing as a young girl.
She wanted to be able to protect herself, but has since used the skills learnt to become a leading light in African women's boxing.
After making history as the first Arab and African woman to win a boxing world title, the Moroccan

Khadija Mardi competing at the Africa Boxing Qualifiers at the Dakar Arena.

Khadija Mardi: The Moroccan star in the form of her life, inspiring the next generation of boxing mums

Patricia Mbata is a rising African female boxing star who has only been punching competitively for four years.
The Nigerian never even dreamed of boxing in college.
She still has a lot to learn about the sport, but her comfortable and rangy punches have helped her rise to the top

Patricia Mbata

Nigeria’s rising boxing star Patricia Mbata: Inspired by Anthony Joshua, ready to leave her own mark

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African boxers showed their competitiveness at the Paris 2024 Boxing Africa Qualifier at the Dakar Arena, that ended on Friday (15 September) with 18 athletes securing quotas for the next Olympic Games.
The overall performance level has improved greatly since the Tokyo 2020 qualifiers, with the boxers in the 2023

Boxing | Africa Olympic Qualifier | Dakar

Algeria's Jugurtha Ait in action during the Africa Boxing Qualifier in Dakar.

What we learned from the Paris 2024 Boxing Africa Qualifier in Dakar

Eighteen athletes from eight countries confirmed their Olympic spots from the Boxing Africa Qualifier for Paris 2024 held in Senegal from 9 to 15 September.
Below are all the results from the Boxing Africa Qualifier, and how to watch replays and highlights of the action on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com

Elisandro Da Silva of Cape Verde (in red) competes against  Abdourahmane Ndiaye of Senegal in the Boxing Road to Paris qualification tournament in Dakar.

Paris 2024 Boxing Africa Qualifier: All Results - full list

"They say the downfall of a man is the beginning of his life," said Nigeria's Joshua Omole, reflecting the challenges he has overcome to secure a quota spot for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
There are many times Omole contemplated quitting the sport. He had so many reasons to do

Nigeria's Joshua Omole celebrates after winning the men's 57kg final against Ethiopia's Yadesa Leta.

Nigeria’s Joshua Omole: From dodging hunger pains to securing Paris 2024 Olympic quota at the Africa Boxing Qualifier

Tension and sweat turned to joy and tears as the first boxers obtained quota spots to Paris 2024 on Thursday, September 14, at the ongoing Boxing Africa Qualifier at the Dakar Arena, live on Olympic Channel.
There were sighs of relief as the winners in the women’s 54kg and 60kg

Egypt's  Abdalla Ayyad reacts after winning her 54kg bout over Algeria's Zohra Abdelkader.

Paris 2024 Boxing Africa Qualifier: Screams and tears as first boxers obtain Olympic quotas in Dakar

World champion Khadija Mardi opened her campaign at the Paris 2024 Boxing Africa Qualifier with an exciting ‘final before the final' edging out the reigning Mozambican African gold medallist Rady Gramane in an exciting quarter-final bout on Wednesday, 13 September, at the Dakar Arena.
Mardi booked her last four slot

Morocco's Khadija Mardi in action at the Africa Boxing Qualifier in Dakar.

Paris 2024 Boxing Africa Qualifier: Olympians Khadija Mardi, Richarno Colin fight their way into the semis, as Senegal’s Diarga Balde pulls off huge upset

The Boxing Africa Qualifier for Paris 2024 takes place in the Dakar Arena from 9-15 September with 18 Olympic quota spots at stake.
Since Tokyo 2020, the number of men's weight classes has been reduced by one to seven with the women's increased by one to six.
In the Africa

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Seth Gyimah in action during the Light Heavyweight fight between Seth Gyimah and Darryl Sharp at Copper Box Arena on April 15, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by James Chance/Getty Images)

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Paris 2024 Boxing Africa Qualifier: Preview, full schedule and how to watch Olympic qualifying tournament in Dakar

After nine days of action in Dakar, 33 boxers can look forward to packing their bags for the Tokyo Olympics this summer. The standard was refreshingly high, but it would be dangerous to draw too many conclusions from that and competition will be strong for medals in Japan.
As expected,

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Boxing Olympic Qualification: What we learnt from Dakar

The Moroccan is one of the Athlete Ambassadors appointed by the Olympic Boxing Task Force to act as the voice for female boxers ahead of Tokyo 2020. "I want to inspire other African and Moroccan women, not because it is fighting, but because it's an art and an honour," she told the Olympic Channel in Dakar, where Mardi booked her spot at a second successive Olympics.

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