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National bantamweight champion Benson Njangiru Gicharu defeated D’Andrea Riccardo in the first round of the World Professional Boxing Championships in Venezuela.
Gicharu, who travelled to the South American country without a coach and is being assisted by an AIBA appointed tactician, overwhelmed the Italian in all the three rounds. He won Tuesday’s bout in unanimous points’ decision and booked a slot in the quarter-final.
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