NZ boxer survives Olympics biting drama

By Sudipto Ganguly
Updated July 27 2021 - 4:45pm, first published 4:41pm
New Zealand heavyweight David Nyika (right) had to contend with an attempted bite in his Games bout.
New Zealand heavyweight David Nyika (right) had to contend with an attempted bite in his Games bout.

New Zealand boxer David Nyika did not face much trouble on his way to a 5-0 victory against Youness Baalla in his Olympics heavyweight debut on Tuesday other than having to contend with an attempted bite from his Moroccan opponent.

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