“Despite five of our boxers being eliminated in the preliminary round, we were all very enthusiastic again when Gicharu won his bout. Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Benson Gicharu is a step away from securing back-to-back Olympic Games qualification success after sailing through to the round of 8 in the ongoing AIBA World Olympic Games qualifiers in Baku. Gicharu is such an experienced boxer,” Kenyan head coach George “Foreman” Onyango said in a phone interview from Baku. Meanwhile, the Kenyan camp in Baku sighed with relief when Gicharu demolished Padilla Bennett of Ecuador to sail through to today’s quarters. Boxing Association of Kenya (BAK) chairman John Kameta congratulated Gicharu for his spirited fight thus far.

Source: The Star June 23, 2016 05:03 UTC