"VAN" (Sports Desk - 09.11.2026) :: Great Britain's rising female boxing star Lily Basset has been tagged 'favourite' for a boxing gold medal at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games - and she's fully embracing the challenge. The 16-year-old progressed to the quarter-finals of the women's 48kg division on Sunday (8 November) after stopping her opponent from Türkiye, Cetin Azra Nur, midway through the second of three rounds. "It was nice to get the first fight out of the way, get into the ring and get started," she told Olympics.com after the bout. "I've boxed this opponent twice before, so it was nice to get a third stoppage against her. "It was a good technical fight and she put up a good performance. But it felt good to get in there, and I'm ready to go again." She will face Altanzul Altangadas of Mongolia in the quarter-finals on Tuesday (10 November). Basset's Team GB teammate Kalsi Jaya suffered a split decision (3-1) defeat by Kazakhstan's Maral Tolepbergen, in the 54kg division and did not progress. Cr-Olympics
On Mon, Nov 9, 2026