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Boxing: Chege in quarter-finals as four others get byes

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Featherweight Kenyan boxer Pauline Chege. [Standard Sports]

What a lucky draw for Kenya’s Pauline Chege in the World Military Boxing Championships which started in Moscow, Russia.

Chege, a product of former international boxer Kenneth “Valdez” Ochieng who’s the coach of Kayole Boxing Club, is a heartbeat from winning a medal after receiving a bye to the quarter-finals following the draws on Friday.

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