Nigeria’s Adeola Soyoye has crashed out of this year’s Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia after losing to Thadius Katua of Papua New Guinea in the men’s boxing event on Thursday, [url]Completesportsnigeria.com[/url] reports.

Fighting in the round of 32 in the men’s lightweight category (60kg), Soyoye lost on points with the final decision of 3-1 going to Katua.

Katua dominated round one 10-9, 10-9, 10-9, 10-9, 10-9.

Soyoye took round two with a score card of 9-10, 9-10, 10-9, 8-10 and 9-10.

And in the third and final round, Katua edged it 9-10, 10-9, 10-9, 10-9 and 10-9.

Another Nigerian boxer Osita Umeh will also be in action on Thursday against India’s Manoj Kumar in round of 32 of the men’s welterweight (69kg).

Source:https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/commonwealth-games-nigerias-soyoye-crashes-out-in-mens-boxing/