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Okwiri disappointed as fight against Allotey is cancelled

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Kenya's Africa middleweight champion Rayton Okwiri (right) in action against Columbia's Fidel Munoz in their bout on Saturday. [Courtesy, Nenez Media Services]

Former Africa Boxing Union super middleweight champion Rayton Okwiri is a disappointed man after the World Boxing Organisation super welterweight match against Joshua Allotey slated for Ghana on 26th December 2021 was cancelled.

The match, which was to be staged at Akoko-Foto, Dansoman in the suburbs of Accra was cancelled after it was reported Allotey had injured his shoulder in a training session three days to the fight.

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