Boxing-Paris Olympics medallist Ngamba pulls out of professional debut


FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Boxing - Women's 75kg - Victory Ceremony - Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France - August 10, 2024. Bronze medallist Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba of Refugee Olympic Team poses with her medal. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

(Reuters) - Paris Olympics bronze medallist Cindy Ngamba has withdrawn from her professional boxing debut after failing to clear a pre-fight medical examination, organisers said on Thursday.

Cameroonian Ngamba, who became the first representative of the refugee team to win an Olympic medal, was set to make her professional debut against Britain's Kirstie Bavington.

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