Elizabeth Akinyi

Elizabeth Akinyi
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1993-09-25) 25 September 1993 (age 33)
WeightMiddleweight
Welterweight
Boxing career
Boxing record
Wins1
Losses1

Elizabeth Akinyi is a Kenyan amateur boxer. She made her amateur debut in March 2016, when she was defeated by Goramane Rady. She turned professional in 2023.

After primary schooling at Mid-fountain Primary School in Nairobi and Boro Primary School in Alego, she undertook her secondary education at St. Joseph's Secondary School and St. Mary's in Nairobi. Aged 14, she started boxing at St. John's Sports Society on the outskirts of Korogocho.

Akinyi won a bronze medal at the 2017 African Amateur Boxing Championships. In May 2021 she participated in her first tournament outside Africa, finishing fifth at the Konstantin Korotkov Memorial Boxing Championships in Russia, after having to withdraw from her fight against Maronta Hernandec following a scratch on her gums from a new mouthguard.

She qualified to represent Kenya the 2020 Summer Olympics through a quota place earned through the International Olympic Committee Boxing Task Force Rankings. On 27 July 2021, she faced Mozambique's Alcinda Panguana in the women's welterweight round of 16. The referee stopped the contest in the second round, ending Akinyi's participation in the Games.

At the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, she lost to Ukraine's Karolina Makhno by unanimous decision.

Akinyi turned professional in September 2023. She won her professional debut the following month, defeating Tanzania's Lucy Macho by unanimous decision in a four-round middleweight bout at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.

References

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  4. ↑ "Boxing record for Elizabeth Akinyi". BoxRec.
  5. 1 2 Ahenda, Ben (6 September 2023). "Middleweight champion Akinyi crosses over to paid ranks". The Standard.
  6. ↑ Mballa, Tony (16 April 2021). "Will Tokyo Olympics quench Akinyi's thirst for gold?". The Star. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Mwangi, Richard (22 June 2017). "Kenya's Elizabeth Akinyi wins bronze at AFCB". boxingafrica.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Ahenda, Ben (1 June 2021). "National welterweight champion Akinyi determined to win medal at 2020 Tokyo Olympics". The Standard. Nairobi. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  9. ↑ Mballa, Tony (2 June 2021). "I'm fully healed and ready for Tokyo, says Olympics-bound Akinyi". The Star. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  10. ↑ Charles, Odero (27 July 2021). "Hit Squad's Tokyo Olympics campaign ends as Elizabeth Akinyi loses to Mozambique's Panguana". The Standard. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2026.
  11. ↑ Ahenda, Ben (13 May 2022). "Kenyans find going tough in World Women Boxing Championships". The Standard.
  12. ↑ Ahenda, Ben (19 October 2023). "Boxer Akinyi making her mark one blow at a time". The Standard. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2026.