Okwiri set to face Uganda's Lukyamuzi in Nairobi
Okwiri has been training under the tutelage of former national team coach Patrick Maina who prepared the boxer in his early days...
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Kenya's Rayton Okwiri, the WBF Africa middleweight champion, is set to face Uganda's Kenneth Lukwamizi in a WBC East and Central Africa super middleweight title fight in Nairobi on October 10. This highly anticipated match marks Okwiri's return after a long lay-off, during which he has prepared diligently under a new coach.
- The fight is for the super middleweight title and will take place in Nairobi on October 10.
- Okwiri has a professional record of 9 wins (7 KOs), 1 loss, and 1 draw.
- His opponent, Lukyamuzi, has a record of 7 wins, 8 losses, and 1 draw across 16 fights.
- Okwiri is training with former national team coach Patrick Maina, who also coached him during his amateur career.
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