AS Team Nigeria continues its search for the first medal
in the Rio Olympics, coach Anthony Konyegwachie has promised that his ward, Efe
Ajagba would deliver the first medal to Nigeria.
The lone Nigerian entrant in the boxing event of the Rio
Olympics, climbs the squared ropes on Tuesday against another crack Kazakhstan’s boxer, bronze medallist at the
2012 London Olympics, Ivan Fyodorovich Dychko.
“We’r going to deliver the first medal to Team Nigeria
here in Rio. Ajagba is going to hit
another knockout on Tuesday to move into the semi final. Tell them that
I said so”, Konyegwachie himself a silver medalist at Los Angeles Olympics
said.
“I know the stuff Ajagba is made of. He has been training
and he is in a killer mood. Nobody will stop him”, the coach insisted.
But Ajagba’s opponent who also earned a knockout to get
to the quarter final possesses an intimidating records having won a bronze
medal at the London 2012 Olympics. And
before coming for the Rio Games, the boxer also spent two weeks training with
World Champion, Vladimir Klitschko and his team. He is 2.02m tall and also
rated as number two in the +91 kg class.
‘’There is nothing to be afraid of. Ajagba is also a
tough nut to crack. Mark my words that Ajagba will deliver another knockout and
get Team Nigeria its first medal’’, Konyegwachie emphasised.
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