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Okwiri to face Russian

Kenya’s golden boy, welter-weight Rayton Okwiri, left, of Kenya Prisons Boxing Club is prepared by his coach Patrick Maina during their last spuring in preparation for the International Boxing Association, IBA, pro-boxing at Pamwani Social Hall in Nairobi on Thursday, January 15th, Photo/Jonah Onyango.

Kenya’s Peter Mungai would not have wished for a better start at these Olympics as he got a bye into the next round after the draw yesterday.

Mungai, who is fighting in the light flyweight category would have been the first Kenyan boxer to take to the ring today, but he will now wait until August 8 in the morning before starting his chase for medals.

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