Wilfried Seyi beaten upon entering the competition in the -75Kg category by Congolese Tshama Mwenekabwe according to 3 out of 5 judges.
After the elimination of Sarah Hanffou from table tennis, defeat of Wilfried Seyi. He entered the competition on Monday, July 26, 2021 against Congolese David Tshama Mwenekabwe, and was unable to hang on. The Cameroonian boxer was beaten in his first clash.
Great podium chance for our country, the Cameroonian had yet started his match. He won the first two rounds. But then completely collapsed, losing the other three. A bitter-tasting defeat for the Cameroonian camp.
“It was a fight that was within our grasp. Seyi won the first two rounds. We just had to manage the third round. I asked him to manage this round, it was no longer the time to go to shock, “said Alain Didier Ngatcha, coach of the national boxing team.
Wilfried Seyi’s coach points out the non-compliance with the instructions by his foal. “From the moment he lost the third round, it had an impact on the next two,” Mr. Ngatcha analyzed at the microphone of CRTV Radio.
The Cameroonian boxer was previously beaten by the Congolese last year in Dakar, Senegal, in the Olympic qualifying tournament. Three out of five judges awarded the Congolese maximum points after three rounds. This is the first Congolese victory since the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The opposite of Albert Ayissi Mengue, boxer in the 69 kg category. Qualified last Saturday for the round of 16, the young pugilist returns to the ring on Tuesday July 27, 2021 against Irish Aidan Walsh.
