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Female boxers continue to shine at Zone Three tourney

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Stacy Ayoma (red) from Nairobi punches Everlyne Akinyi from Kisumu during finals of National Boxing competition at Ofafa Hall in Kisumu on November 23,2019. (Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

Kenyan female boxers outshone their male counterparts as the Africa Zone Three Championships entered the homestretch at Studio Maman Angebi Hall in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday night.

Six female pugilists stormed into the finals after beating their respective opponents in semi-final bouts, while only to men boxers progressed to the final.

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