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Okoth and Cosby inspire Kenyan squad in Morocco

Nick Okoth [Phillip Orwa, Standard]

Nick Okoth, the 2015 African Games lightweight bronze medalist, and middleweight boxer Cosby George Ouma of police won their bouts in what raised Kenya’s medal hopes at the African Games in Rabat, Morocco.

Okoth, who is also the 2015 African lightweight champion and has since switched to featherweight (57kg), defeated Armando Moliko of Equatorial Guinea in a unanimous decision to earn the Hit Squad their first quarter-final berth at Amani Indoor Sports Centre in Rabat on Thursday.

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