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Kenya’s Nick Okoth and Elly Ajowi bow out of Russian boxing tournament

Team Kenya boxing captain Nick Okoth lost his semi-final bout against Ovik Oganisyan from Russia on a unanimous points decision. [Photo: Courtesy]

Kenya captain Nick Okoth and two time Olympic champion Elly Ajowi have bowed out of the Konstantin Korotkov Memorial International Boxing Championships in Russia.

Okoth who is the 2015 Africa Boxing Championships lightweight gold medalist lost in the semi-finals in the featherweight (57kg), while Ajowi who is the reigning Africa Zone Three super heavyweight champion was beaten in the quarter-finals.

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