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Africa Zone Three champion Bakari battles Oduor in the featherweight finals

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Shaffi Bakari (blue) of Kenya Police prepares to jab Robert Gachuhi of Nairobi in Nakuru.[Ben Ahenda,Standard]

Africa Zone Three bantamweight gold medallist Shaffi Bakari battles Francis Oduor of Kongowea in the featherweight finals in the penultimate leg of the National Boxing league in Nanyuki this afternoon.

It was the third time Bakari who boxes for the league champions Kenya Police was easily cruising into the finals since he crossed to the featherweight (57kg) from bantamweight (54kg) this year.

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