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Okwiri set to face Uganda's Lukyamuzi in Nairobi

Kenya's Rayton Okwiri and Meshack Mwankemwa (left) of Tanzania in the middleweight division to claim the Ultimate Glory Fight title at Charter hall, Nairobi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

World Boxing Federation (WBF) Africa middleweight champion Rayton Okwiri will face Uganda's Kenneth Lukwamizi in a World Boxing Council (WBC) East and Central Africa super middleweight title fight in Nairobi on October 10.

Okwiri, a former Africa Boxing Union super middleweight champion, said he was ready for the fight after a long lay-off.

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