Boxing at Paris 2024 (Les Jeux de la XXXIII Olympiade)

And that she was, knocking off the bronze medalist from the world championships in 2022!!!

 

30-27 x3, 29-28 x2, UD for Ngamba

 

Atheyna Bibeichi Bylon (PAN) vs. Elżbieta Wójcik (POL), Women's 75kg Quarterfinal

 

This is bout #203 of the Paris Games (of what in total will be 235) and the last Quarterfinal - so, the very last without hardware on the line. After this all losers get either a bronze or silver.

 

Wójcik not nearly as awkward as her teammate Szeremeta down at 57kg. (nor as good)

She's only here in the first place because she finally scraped by her arch-nemesis Aoife O'Rourke of Ireland in the round-of-16, by SD.

O'Rourke is 6-1 career-long against Wójcik.

 

Pretty sloppy and unenjoyable fight compared with the preceding one - but more competitive than Ngamba vs. Michel ended up being.

 

Alright, let's see who gets the honor of being thrashed by Ngamba in the semis.

 

I think Wójcik probably nicked it. Landed one really good looping can-opener left in an overall ugly and clinch-filled third round.

 

29-28 x3, 28-29, 27-30, SD for ...Bibeichi Bylon!

 

Yep, that was a QF so no medal for Wójcik. I think it could've gone her way.

 

From this point forward, it'll be Semis and Finals only!

 

Hatice Akbaş (TUR) vs. Ae-ji Im (KOR), Women's 54kg Semifinal