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Kenya’s Otieno voted best referee in Russian boxing tournament

Kenya’s Nelson Otieno refereeing a bout at the Konstatin Korotkov Memorial International Boxing Championship [Courtesy]

Kenya’s top international referee cum judge Nelson Otieno was voted one of the best referees in the Konstatin Korotkov Memorial International Boxing Championships that ended in Russia over the weekend.

Otieno who was the only African referee in the nine-day tournament officiated several matches, with his last one being the semifinal featherweight match between Tomo Tsuboi of Japan and Azerbaijan's Umoid Rystamnov.

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