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From left: Coach Achik Abdelhak, bantamweight Widad Bertal, Technical Director Othmane Fadli, heavyweight Khadija Mardi, coach Srour Youssef and flyweight Yasmine Mouttaki

Boxing

Mardi advances, sets up clash against Australia’s Catlin Parker in quarter finals

World champion Khadija Mardi squeezed her way to the quarter-finals with a 3-2 win over Britain’s Chantelle Reid in a middleweight round of 16 bout at the North Paris Arena on Wednesday, July 31.

The Moroccan double African champion now meets Australia’s world championships silver medallist Catlin Parker in the quarter-finals on August 4.

Khadija did not use her height advantage effectively, allowing her shorter British opponent room to score on the clinch. She was too caution in her approach.

Against Parker, Khadija will have to be more aggressive and throw punches in bunches to keep Parker at bay.

Credit: AFBC Communications

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