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Three Kenyans punch tickets to African Boxing Championships finals
Elizabeth Andiego (right) of Kenya is declared winner against Marie Joelle Mwaka of the Democratic Republic of Congo in women’s light heavyweight category at Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa on Wednesday night.
What you need to know:
- Macharia was the first Kenyan to qualify for the final after beating Jordilson of Angola in men’s super-heavyweight category. He now faces Younes Bouhdid of Morocco.
- Kenya’s Vincent Ochieng and Robert Okaka settled for bronze medals after losing their fights to John Paul Masamba and Bebhard Ipinge of South Africa and Namibia respectively.
Three Kenyan boxers, Boniface Mogunde and Liz Andiego and Clinton Macharia have qualified for the final of African Boxing Championships in the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking a significant improvement from last year’s championship in Yaounde, Cameroon, where none of Kenya’s semi-finalists reached the final.
In bouts held at Stade des Martyr in Kinshasa on Wednesday night, Kenya’s team captain, Boniface ‘The hammer’ Mogunde beat Adidine Amroug of Morocco in a thrilling light-middleweight semi-final bout by split decision to reach the final of his category.
