By Sigismond Nicol
Sierra Leone’s female boxing champion, Sara Haghight-Joo, has been crowned the champion in the 2022 AFBC Boxing Championship in Maputo, Mozambique.
Sara clinched the gold medal after convincingly defeating her Algerian opponent ABDELKADER HEDJALA FATMA ZOHRA in the final bout of the 52-54kg weight category in the continental championship on Saturday afternoon.
According to the judges’ scorecard, the Sierra Leonean charismatic puncher won by a unanimous decision, thereby becoming the current African champion.
Sara Haghight-Joo said “I have more to deliver for Sierra Leone in subsequent boxing competitions,” Sara had confirmed during the post fight interview in Maputo.
She further apologized to the people of Sierra Leone for not doing the same in the just concluded commonwealth games in Birmingham due to her controversial disqualification.
Sara also called on the government of Sierra Leone to invest in boxing and other sporting disciplines so that the country’s flag will continue to fly higher than expected in continental and world boxing platforms.
