Featherweight Boxing champion Josefien Angel Betist has won the AFBC prestigious boxing award.
The gala is named Solidarity and Fraternity Boxing, organized by the Tunisian Boxing Federation.
The defeated host fighter was a Tunisian champion, Amal Mathloifi, winning the race in once a fiercely contested bout.
Josephine lost her bout in the all African games in the round of 16 and also lost in the round of 16 in Thailand in the Olympics qualifiers but redeem herself tonight with a belt while representing Sierra Leone in Tunis on the 24th January 2025.
After winning her belt, she dedicated her victory to sierra Leone with joy and happiness.
This victory shows the commitment shown by the Ministry of Sports, the National sports Authority and the National Olympic Committee in providing their unflinching support to the Sierra Boxing Association (SLBA) both nationally and internationally.
Josefien has joined Sara H joe, in bringing continental laurels to Sierra Leone as a nation.
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