By PHILIP ONYANGOMore by this AuthorThe Boxing Association of Kenya hopes to raise Sh50 million when it stages matches between Kenyan medallists and their rivals in the African Confederation (AFCB) Boxing championships in Congo Brazzaville. BAK president John Kameta on Monday said the event — the biggest boxing extravaganza in Kenya’s boxing history — would be staged at Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi. Apart from raising funds for the 2018 boxing calendar, Mr Kameta said Kenyan boxers would get Sh1 million in prize money “which will be a first”. “The tournament will be officiated exclusively by Kenyan referees and judges and we hope it will give our boxers and officials the much-needed exposure,” Mr Kameta said. Bronze medallist John Kyalo (middleweight) and Shaffi Bakari (light flyweight) and the two women boxers who won Bronze would also be in action.

Source: Daily Nation July 11, 2017 06:00 UTC