Moment Of Truth For Ikgopoleng

Monday, August 18, 2008

BEIJING: After his nose-breaking performance at the Beijing Olympics on Friday, Botswana boxer, Khumiso Ikgopoleng faces a moment of truth today when he takes on Mongolian Badar-Uugan Enkhbat today in a fight where the winner will be assured of at least a bronze medal.

Should Ikgopoleng overcome Enkhbat, he will make history as the first Motswana to win an Olympic medal. He is the only African boxer still surviving at the games and this means he carries the continent's hopes of a medal in the ring.

Already, he has made history as the first Motswana boxer to reach the quarter-finals in the Olympics after he knocked out Moroccan competition Hicham Mesbahi in the bantamweight (54kg) on Friday.

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