Africa-Press – Cape verde. The Cape Verdean international boxer Edmilson Carvalho, reigning champion in the 63.5Kg division in Zone II, won this Thursday,9th, his second bout against a Senegalese fighter and qualified for the final of the African Championship taking place in Senegal.
Hernany Gomes, according to the head of the Cape Verdean delegation, Paulo Varela, to Inforpress, lost his fight in the 67Kg, against another opponent from Senegal, so for the moment Cape Verde has already secured two silver medals and two bronze at the Africa Championship of Zone II, which takes place in the city of Dakar.
Sifonelo Borges starts defending his title
For tonight, according to the schedule, the Cape Verdean international Sifonelo Borges, champion of Zone II in the 86 Kg, will be in action, starting the defense of the title that he has held since Sierra Leone in 2022, this time having as opponent the Malian Aboubacar Traore.
Cape Verde has five boxers, a trainer and a manager in this African Zone II championship, which runs from 08 to 12 of this month.
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