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Boxing: Okoth punches his way into quarter-finals

All African Games Nick Okoth and Kennedy Onyango during the All Africa Games boxing elimination tourney at Kaloleni in Nairobi yesterday

Nick Okoth proceeded to the quarter-finals of the boxing competition after dispatching his Cameroonian opponent Tchwem Foukoua in the lightweight category at the Talangai Hall on Monday evening.

Samson Mulinge also beat his opponent, Prince Moukouyou of the Republic of Congo, in the flyweight category. Tobias Okeyo Ayot was not lucky as he lost the light heavyweight bout to Dan Woko Ekele of Nigeria on points as did Dennis Shisia, who lost to Efe Ajagbaa of Nigeria in the super heavyweight category.

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