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Nick Okoth commands boxing team as they eye Club Games glory in UK

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Nick Okoth in a past tournament at Charter Hall, Nairobi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Eight boxers who featured in the World Boxing Championships and Africa Zone Three Championships have been retained as the squad begins its official residential training camp for Commonwealth Games.

The Games are slated for Birmingham, England from July 27 to August 8. They are led by captain and 2015 Africa Boxing Championships lightweight gold medallist Nick Okoth, with reigning Africa Zone Three light heavyweight gold medallist Elizabeth Andiego as his deputy.

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