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Bakari becomes the second boxer to lose in Commonwealth Games

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Team Kenya boxer Shaffie Bakari in action on July 26, 2022 at National Exhibition Centre in West Midlands Birmingham in United Kingdom ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games between Thursday, 28 Jul 2022 - Mon, 8 Aug 2022 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. (Kelly Ayodi, Standard)

Africa Zone Three bantamweight gold medalist Hassan Shaffi Bakari became the second boxer to exit the 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games at Nec Hall in Birmingham, England on Tuesday.

Bakari who gave a good account of himself in all three rounds was beaten by Rukmal Prasanna of Sri Lanka on a split points decision, an achievement that was better than that of the team captain Nick 'Commander' Okoth.

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