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Ramogi falls short of making Olympic Games team, again

Fred Ramogi of KDF (right) is given a walkover after his opponent, Kimathi Kinoti of Police shied off during the 3rd Leg of the National SportPesa Boxing League at Ananas Mall, Thika County on Saturday, June 10, 2017. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]

National superheavyweight champion Fred Ramogi will have to put on hold his ambitions of competing in the Olympics after he lost his bout in the African Olympic qualifiers in Senegal.

He lost to Ahmed Bourous of Morocco on unanimous points’ decision in a one-sided match inside the Dakar Arena, on Tuesday night.

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