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National Boxing League postponed to next year

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Northern Ireland's Carly McNaul (L) and Kenya's Christine Ongare fight during their women's 51kg semi-final boxing match during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at the Oxenford Studios venue on the Gold Coast on April 13, 2018. [AFP PHOTO / Anthony WALLACE]

As the National Boxing Team readies itself for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, preparations and effects of the coronavirus pandemic has forced the Boxing Federation of Kenya to push the National Boxing League to next year.

However, the federation is keen to host Kenya Open Boxing Championships this season that will allow all boxers from grassroots to the national level to congregate together as the main serious competition this season.

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