Sky Sport.
“I m pretty sore just at the moment, but give me a couple more days, and I ll be 100 per cent.” Nyika, the no 4 seed, faced Gadzhimagomedov in the amateur world championships in 2019 but was beaten on points. “I can tell you it s going to be a barn burner,” Nyika told
Sky Sport. “We ve met in the ring before. He edged me out in a close one. The ball is in my court.
Steve McArthur/PHOTOSPORT “I ve got everything to prove.” Nyika is the first Kiwi men’s boxer at an Olympics since 2004. David Tua was the last New Zealander to collect an Olympic boxing medal with bronze in Barcelona in 1992.
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Olympic Boxer Tries To Bite Off Opponent’s Ear Like Mike Tyson By Dane Enerio
on July 28 2021 12:36 PM Morocco s Youness Baalla (red) and New Zealand s David Nyika fight during their men s heavy (81-91kg) preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on July 27, 2021.
A Moroccan boxer was disqualified from his Tokyo Olympics bout earlier this week after he attempted to bite his opponent s ear off during their match, reminiscent of Mike Tyson s infamous bite in 1997 that took a chunk off Evander Holyfield s right ear.
Youness Baalla, 22, had been disqualified following his fight with New Zealand s David Nyika in Kokugikan Arena Tuesday for the former s intolerable action, Stuff reported, citing Olympic officials.