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Young boxers shine in league championships in Kisumu

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Shaffie Bakari (right) in a past training session. [File]

Upcoming boxers sounded a stern warning to their experienced counterparts in opening matches of the final leg of the National Boxing League ahead of the finals this afternoon in Kisumu.

Although the fight for the league title is an affair between defending champions Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and record champions Kenya Police, upcoming boxers had their say in the first matches at United Church Hall in Nyamasaria.

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