Boxing: Kenya’s Okoth loses his first Olympic fight| OlympicsErdenebatyn Tsendbaatar and Nick Okoth (right) in action. Okoth was the best bet owing to his outstanding performance in the recent international championships, which in all of them he reached the medal bracket with the latest international tournament being Konstantin Korotkov Memorial International Boxing Championships in the city of Khabarovsk in Russia where he won a silver medal. His sterling performance was registered in the past decade in a number of international championships around the globe. They include Africa Boxing Championships, All Africa Games, Africa Zone Three Boxing Championships, Africa Olympic Qualifiers, Africa Military Games, World Military Games, Commonwealth Games and Konstantin Korotkov Memorial International Boxing Championships in Russia. The loss leaves three Kenyan boxers yet to take the ring in the chase for top honours.

Source: Standard Digital July 24, 2021 13:07 UTC