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Boxer Rayton Okwiri with Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed . Okwiri is set to fight Augustine Matata of Democratic Republic of Congo in a Africa Boxing Union middleweight bout on December 14, 2019 at Charter Hall. [Courtesy]
When Africa Boxing Union middleweight champion Rayton Okwiri steps onto the ring at City Hall in Nairobi at 10 pm tonight, the nation could get to a near standstill.
Okwiri, a prison warder, will battle Augustine Matata of the Democratic Republic of Congo in a bid to retain the continental title. “Such a fight is no easy. You need to be strong enough for the task,” he said.
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