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Boxing: BFK names provisional squad for Olympic qualifiers

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Scotland's Scott Forrest (in red) fights against Kenya's Elly Ochola (in blue) during the men’s heavy (91Kg) category preliminary boxing match during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at the Oxenford Studios venue in Gold Coast on April 6, 2018. / AFP PHOTO

Heavyweight Kenya Police Captain Elly Ajowi is among boxers named in a provisional squad for the African Games Olympic qualifiers to be held in Dakar, Senegal, in February.

Others are national flyweight champion Shaffi Bakari, bantamweight Martin Oduor,  lightweight Ethan Maina, light welterweight Joseph Shigali and welterweight Boniface Mogunde.

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