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Boxing: Jobless boxers punch above their weight

Dennis otieno (left) and Yvonne Achieng 'spar during the Tunza sports boxing launch at Nyalenda in Kisumu county on January 18th 2020. (Collins Oduor, Standard )

Given that Covid-19 pandemic is having a serious impact on the sports sector, plans are underway to organise a boxing extravaganza in a move aimed at keeping boxers fit ahead of the World Olympic qualifiers in Paris, France.

The World qualifiers are for boxers who did not secure tickets to the Summer Games at the Africa qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal.

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