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Kenya’s boxer Michael Nyawade unbowed despite loss to Ghana’s Sackey

Bantamweight boxer Michael Nyawade. [Jonah Onyango]

Kenya’s boxer Michael Nyawade said he was grateful despite a controversial WBO Africa junior featherweight championships loss in Ghana over the weekend.

Nyawade, an Administration Police (AP) officer popularly known as “Shaka”, in local boxing circles, lost the bout to homeboy Isaac Sackey in unanimous decision. 

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