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Kenya's Christine Ongare and Elizabeth Akinyi lose their opening bouts in Russia

Diana Gorishnaya of Estonia in red defeated Christine Ongare of Kenya on unanimous points decision. [Photo: Courtesy]

Commonwealth Games flyweight bronze medalist Christine Ongare and national bantamweight champion Elizabeth Akinyi lost their opening bouts of the Konstantin Korotkov Memorial International Boxing Championships at Lenina Regional Sports Complex in the city of Khabarovsk, Russia on Wednesday.

Ongare lost to Diana Gorishnaya of Estonia on unanimous points’ decision in the opening match before Akinyi was beaten by Maria Moronto of Dominican Republic.

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