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Okwiri ready to go past Tanzanian Piallari

Kenya's Rayton Nduku Okwiri (R) celebrates winning against Russia's Andrei Zamkovoi (L) during the Men's Welter (69kg) boxing match at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Riocentro - Pavilion 6 in Rio de Janeiro on August 7, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Yuri CORTEZ

Professional super welterweight boxer Rayton Okwiri is confident of beating Tanzanian Iddi Piallari in his first fight in the paid ranks.

Okwiri decamped from the defunct semiprofessional Amateur Professional Boxing (APB) Championships only last month.

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