Team Kenya boxer Ella Demesi’s campaign at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games came to an end on Monday after she was defeated by Venezuela’s Grenyelis Garcia in the women’s 51kg quarter-finals.
Demesi, who received a bye in the opening round, faced Garcia in her first bout of the competition. The Venezuelan had already competed in the round of 16, where she secured a 5-0 victory over New Zealand’s Lea Newman, before advancing to the quarter-finals.
Despite the challenge of facing a taller and more experienced opponent, the Kenyan teenager gave a determined performance in her first appearance in the Olympic ring.
