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Boxer Okwiri crosses over to paid ranks

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Kenya’s golden boy, welter-weight Rayton Okwiri of Kenya Prisons Boxing Club during their last spuring in preparation for the International Boxing Association, IBA, pro-boxing at Pamwani Social Hall in Nairobi on Thursday, January 15th, Photo/Jonah Onyango.

Kenya’s Amateur Professional Boxer Rayton Okwiri has fully turned professional days after he quit the Amateur Professional Boxing (APB) Championships.

Okwiri has been taking part in the Amateur Professional Boxing (APB) Championships for the past two years.

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