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Sudaporn faces high-stakes battle

Sudaporn faces high-stakes battle

Thai eager to deliver elusive boxing medal

Thai boxer Sudaporn Seedondee faces the fight of her life against Great Britan’s Caroline Dubois in the women’s lightweight (60kg) quarter-finals at the Tokyo Games today.

The Udon Thani native is Thailand’s last hope to win a medal in boxing at Tokyo 2020.

The winner in today’s bout will be assured of a podium finish and get at least a bronze medal.

Chatchai-decha Butdee and Jutamas Jitpong both lost in the quarter-finals on Sunday while Baison Maneekon suffered an early exit.

Thitisan Panmod, the other Thai boxer who qualified for Tokyo, was forced to pull out of the 2020 Olympics due to a knee injury.

Sudaporn, a silver medallist at the 2018 world championships, comfortably beat Simranjit Kaur of India 5-0 in the round of 16.

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