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Boxing: Going gets tough for boxers in Club Games

Light Heavyweight boxer Nick Abaka of KDF during the 8th bout of the 3rd Leg of the National SportPesa Boxing League at Ananas Mall, Thika County on Saturday, June 10, 2017. The boxer was tripped on his right foot by a cello-tape that acts as guardrail due to poor condition of the boxing ring. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD] 

It was yet another bad day in office for Kenyan boxers after they were knocked out of the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Cold Coast, Australia, yesterday.

Africa lightweight champion Nick Okoth Abaka, the captain of Kenya Defence Forces and former Amateur Professional Boxing (APB) light heavyweight pugilist lost to Zambia’s Mbachi Kaonga 30-27.

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