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Okwiri knocks-out Serunjogi to continue dreaming of world title

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Kenya's Africa middleweight champion Rayton Okwiri (right) in action against Columbia's Fidel Munoz in their bout in August. [Courtesy]

Africa Boxing Union (ABU) super middleweight champion Rayton Okwiri knocked out John Serunjogi of Uganda in the eighth round of the 10-round non-title fight in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Wednesday night.

By winning the fight, Okwiri has enhance his chances of marching towards a world title and become one of Kenya's greatest professional boxers.

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