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Nick Okoth becomes first African boxer to win in Russia

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Nick Okoth in past training. [Phillip Orwa, The Standard]

The 2015 Africa Boxing Championships lightweight (60kg) gold medalist Nick ‘Commander’ Okoth became the first African boxer to win his bout in the ongoing Konstantin Korotkov Memorial International Boxing Championships at Lenina Regional Sports Complex - Stadium in the city of Khabarovsk, Russia.

Okoth, who plied in the featherweight (57kg), beat Kishko Sergei of Ukraine on unanimous points’ decision to cruise into the semi-finals on the fourth day (Thursday) of the tournament.

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