Adeyinka Benson of Team Nigeria defeated Abubakari Quartey of Ghana to advance to the quarterfinals of the boxing competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
In the hotly contested middleweight Round of 16 match, Benson prevailed over Quartey three points to two.
The Nigerian pugilist will now take on either Sam Hickey of Scotland or Kyghan Mortley from Saint Lucia in the quarter-finals.
It would be recalled that another Nigerian boxer, Abdul-Afeez Osoba secured a first-round knockout against Carl Hield, to advance into the round of 16 on Saturday.
Osoba will battle Welsh man, Garan Croft for a place in the quarter-finals.
Team Nigeria have won two medals at the Games.
Adijat Olarinoye’s won a gold medal in the weightlifting event on Saturday.
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