Boxing Olympic Qualification – Dakar | Day 9 Schedule And How To Watch
Schedule of bouts on Saturday 29th February at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic boxing qualifying event for African nations - Live on Olympic Channel
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Day 9 in Dakar means its the final day of the African Olympic boxing qualification event for Tokyo 2020.
The first tournament finals winners were announced on day 8, and while all the finalists will qualify for the Games, a better finish in qualifying means a better seeding in Japan.
The final four spots at the next Games are up for grabs in box-offs on this last day of competition too.
You can find the full schedule of day 9 bouts below, along with full details of how you can watch and follow the action, catch up on highlights, and get involved in our special Live Shows right here on Olympic Channel.
Action, highlights, and Live Show on Olympic Channel
All the boxing action is available live for viewers around the world, without subscription or payment, right here on Olympic Channel.
Highlights and full replays of bouts and sessions are also available to watch.
We also have interactive Live Shows broadcast around the competition.
Olympic Channel host Rahul Pathak and two-time gold medal winning boxer Nicola Adams will be reviewing the best bits of the competition and answering your questions.
You can watch the Live Shows here, wherever you are in the world and without subscription, at the following times:
15:50 UTC/GMT - Pre-show - Before the first bouts of the day begin at 16:00 UTC/GMT
17:30 UTC/GMT - Post-show - Immediately after the finals have concluded for the day.
You can get involved in the show by sending your comments and questions to our team via Olympic Channel social media accounts, and watch the first show back here:
Bout-by-bout text updates on Olympic Channel Live Blog
You can also follow bout-by-bout updates and get the best of the action and reaction on our Live Blog.
Below, you'll find the full schedule of what's happening on day 9, which features one ring, and one session of boxing, starting at 16:00 UTC/GMT (which is also the local time zone in Dakar).
Day 9 Schedule - Saturday 29 February 2020 finals
- Women's Fly (48-51kg) box off - winner qualifies for Tokyo 2020
Catherine NANZIRI (Uganda) v Christine ONGARE (Kenya)
- Women's Fly (48-51kg) final - both boxers have qualified for Tokyo 2020
Roumaysa BOUALAM (Algeria) v Rabab CHEDDAR (Morocco)
- Women's Light (57-60kg) final - both boxers have qualified for Tokyo 2020
Imane KHELIF (Algeria) v Mariem HOMRANI EP ZAYANI (Tunisia)
- Women's Middle (69-75kg) final - both boxers have qualified for Tokyo 2020
Khadija MARDI (Morocco) v Rady GRAMANE (Mozambique)
- Men's Feather (52-57kg) box off - winner qualifies for Tokyo 2020
Samuel TAKYI (Ghana) v Isaac MASEMBE (Uganda)
- Men's Feather (52-57kg) final - both boxers have qualified for Tokyo 2020
Everisto MULENGA (Zambia) v Nicholas OKOTH (Kenya)
- Men's Welter (63-69kg) box off - winner qualifies for Tokyo 2020
Jessie LARTEY (Ghana) v Shadiri BWOGI (Uganda)
- Men's Welter (63-69kg) final - both boxers have qualified for Tokyo 2020
Stephen Zimba (Zambia) v Albert MENGUE AYISSI (Cameroon)
- Men's Light Heavy (75-81kg) box off - winner qualifies for Tokyo 2020
Shakul SAMED (Ghana) v Mohamed ASSAGHIR (Morocco)
- Men's Light Heavy (75-81kg) final - both boxers have qualified for Tokyo 2020
Abdelrahman ORABI (Egypt) v Mohammed HOUMRI (Algeria)
For one of the day 9 finalists, Khadija Mardi in the Middleweight division, this event serves not only as a chance to compete at Tokyo 2020, but also to inspire every woman on the continent of Africa. We spoke to her in Dakar below...