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Africa-Press – Angola. <\/strong><\/span>The International Boxing Tournament, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Angola\u2019s National Independence, starts Thursday (22), at the pavilion of the Sports Citadel, in Luanda, involving 80 fighters from seven African teams.<\/b><\/p>\n

The information was revealed on Wednesday by the president of the Angolan Boxing Federation, Carlos Lui\u0301s, adding that of the confirmed countries Namibia is already in Angola, while Mozambique, DRC, Brazzaville, South Africa and Zimbabwe are expected.<\/p>\n

According to the source, for the competition, to be held from the 22nd to the 25th of this month, in the afternoon, the States that are directly or indirectly linked to the history of National Independence, marked on November 11, 1975, were invited.<\/p>\n

The technical meeting and weighing of the athletes take place on Thursday morning, as well as the assembly of the Ring.<\/p>\n

Carlos Lui\u0301s said that, due to the men’s senior basketball play-off, between Petro de Luanda and 1.o de Agosto, the organization of the competition decided that on Thursday the fights exceptionally start at 2 pm and end at 4 pm, to allow the game to take place two hours later at the Cidadela Pavilion.<\/p>\n

Angola will compete with 27 athletes divided into A and B (men’s) and a women’s team.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Angola<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Angola. The International Boxing Tournament, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Angola\u2019s National Independence, starts Thursday (22), at the pavilion of the Sports Citadel, in Luanda, involving 80 fighters from seven African teams. 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