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Boxers now shift focus to Olympics

Shaffi Bakri of Police (in blue) trade punches with Robert Gachuhi of Nairobi in a quarterfinal featherweight bout during the third leg of national Boxing League at Madison Square Garden in Nakuru on Nov 16,2023.Shaffi won 3-0.[Ben Ahenda]

As the national boxing league comes to an end in Kisumu next week, pugilists hope those who excelled in the league championships will be picked for the two legs of World Olympic Qualifiers.

At the start of the league, national head coach Musa Benjamin advised boxers to take the league matches seriously as they would be used to select those to don national team colours for the two qualifiers.

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