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Six boxers knocked out as The Hit Squad takes shape

Lightwelter boxer Everlyn Akinyi in a past training session. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

Six boxers have been dropped from the national team preparing for the African Olympic qualifiers to be staged in Dakar, Senegal from February 20-29.

Lightweight Ethan Maina of Kenya Police and super heavyweight Hezron Maganga of Kenya Defence Forces were some of the unlucky lot, who fell by the wayside in the team’s residential training in Nanyuki, yesterday.

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