Three medals in the bag after explosive boxing

Namibia’s medal tally at the Commonwealth Games moved up to three after an explosive night of boxing on Wednesday.

Tryagain Ndevelo gave another imperious performance to seal a unanimous 5-0 points victory against Niall Adams of Guernsey in the men’s 60kg category, while Mischa Araes was equally impressive, beating Nadeeka Ranasinghe of Sri Lankan 4-0 on points in a women’s 51kg fight.

They now both move into the semi-finals and are assured of a medal, joining compatriot Philip Haoseb, who also qualified for the semis the previous evening.

Ndevelo was in control from the start as he regularly picked off his opponent with a crisp jab and although Adams tried to close Ndevelo down and mix it up on the inside, Ndevelo was rarely in trouble.