Cindy Ngamba etched her name in history after guaranteeing a first medal for the Refugee Olympic Team in Paris.

The Britain-based boxer overcame French hope Davina Michel by a unanimous points decision to reach the 75kg semi-finals on Sunday.

With no third-place bouts at the Games, Ngamba is set for at least a bronze medal even if she loses to Panama's Atheyna Bylon on Thursday.

Having led the Refugee Team as the flagbearer at the opening ceremony just over a week ago, Ngamba secured another piece of history here – though the Cameroon-born fighter is intent on not finishing just yet.

"It means the world to me, to be the first ever refugee to win a medal," Ngamba said.

"I'm just a human, just like any other refugee, athlete and refugee all around the world. But I hope I can change the medal in my next fight.

"I was fighting a very tough opponent today. A lot of people were not cheering for me. But I listened to my team, I listened to my coaches and I listened to myself.

"I stuck to the tactics and I stayed calm and composed. I'm happy that I got the job done. Hopefully, in the next one, I will also get the job done. No, not hopefully. I will get it done."

Ngamba became the first refugee athlete to make the Olympics boxing tournament in May, and the first in any sport to earn a place in the Games by qualification rather than selection.

The 25-year-old was born in ­Cameroon but moved to ­England in 2009, though is unable to return to ­her homeland because she is ­homosexual, which remains a criminal offence in the country.

Team GB have supported her citizenship application but to no avail, leading Ngamba to represent the International Olympic Committee's refugee team in the French capital.