Botswana's medal hopes go up in smoke

Mogajane became the first Motswana boxer to qualify for the quarterfinals at the world boxing event after he beat Lony Pierre of Haiti 13-2 on Saturday only to fall 13-7 to Kukasz Maszczyk of Poland in the 48kg bout.

Other Botswana boxers, Mmoloki Nogeng and Jonas Moeti were knocked out in the preliminary stages as Mogajane soldiered on in a bid to grab a first ever medal for Botswana in the World Boxing Championships. Nogeng and Moeti fared badly and were saved by referees from the pummelling they received from their opponents.