Zim boxers edge closer to qualifying for Summer Olympics

THREE Zimbabwean armature boxers edged closer to their dreams of qualifying to this year’s Summer Olympics set for Tokyo as they continued to impress with some dominant performance at the African qualifying event underway in Dakar, Senegal.

The country is represented by Brendon “Boika” Denes, Freeman “Bvongwez” Mabvongwe and Ndabezinhle Phiri, who continue to defy the problems they were facing.

The Zimbabwean team is the only delegation with no proper kit at the event, and there are no incentives that have been promised or given to the boxers by the government so far.

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