Fighters who reached the finals of five women’s categories earned quota spots for their respective countries at next summer’s Olympic Games, as well as booking places in the finals of the event held at the Dakar Arena in Senegal.

The first places were filled in the women’s under-54 kilograms category, with Moroccan Widad Bertal a dominant 5-0 winner over Sara Haghighat-Joo of Sierra Leone, with a display featuring some impressive long-range punching.

Abdalla Ayyed also secured a quota place for her country, the first time an Egyptian boxer had sealed an Olympic spot, after a 4-1 win over Fatma Abdelkader of Algeria, who was left to rue a points deduction.

In the women’s under-60kg category, Nigerian Cynthia Ogunsemilore earned a quota place after defeating Felistars Nkandu of Zambia, after the referee stopped the contest during the second round.

Ogunsemilore used her long reach and strong jab to score early points, and after twice sending Nkandu to the canvas, got the win when the contested was halted.

Ogunsemilore will face Hadjila Khelif, who secured a quota place for Algeria, in the final after Khelif was a comprehensive 5-0 victor over Mariam Sidibé of the Ivory Coast.

In the women’s under-50kg, the first quota place went to Algeria after Roumaysa Boualam overcame Adeola Oyesiji Omowunmi of Nigeria by unanimous decision.

Boualam's opponent in the final will be Yasmine Mouttaki, who earned a quota place for Morocco after a surprise 5-0 win against Benedicte Diyoka of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

In the under-57kg, home athlete Mariatou Diallo was stopped in the second round of her contest against Hlimi Ep Moulaahi Khouloud, giving Tunisia a quota place.

Khouloud will take on DR Congo’s Sakobi Matshu Marcelat, who secured a quota place for her nation after defeating Ojo Nene Joy of Nigeria via split decision.

The final quota places available today came in the women’s under-66kg category, where Mozambique’s Alcinda Panguana overcame Brigitte Mbabi Tsheusi of DR Congo by unanimous decision, to seal a quota place for her country.

In the final, Panguana will face Imane Khelif of Algeria, who beat Mireille Bindzi of Cameroon by unanimous decision.

Single quota places are available in all other categories with these decided by finals tomorrow.

This applies in one women’s category - under-75kg, plus all men’s categories at under-57kg, under-71kg, under-92kg, over +92kg, under-51kg, under-63.5kg and under-80kg.