Counties target national boxing event positions
With the conclusion of the Counties Novices Boxing Championships, branches are eager to have their boxers get promoted to the next level after the National Championships...
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Counties across Kenya are preparing for the upcoming National Novices Boxing Championships, which will determine qualifiers for the National Intermediate Boxing Championships. Finalists from ten participating counties will advance, with Nairobi and Kisumu fielding two teams each due to high boxer turnout.
- Ten counties will send teams to the National Novices Boxing Championships.
- The National Novices Boxing Championships will be held at Green Park, Nairobi from Thursday to Saturday.
- Finalists from the novices championship will qualify for the National Intermediate Boxing Championships in Thika from February 26-28.
- Dominic Owiti, Kisumu County Boxing Association Secretary General, confirmed Kisumu will present two squads.
- Musa Benjamin, Nairobi County Boxing Association Secretary General, stated Nairobi is ready to field at least two teams.
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