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Why every boxer wants to go to Nakuru

When questions were thrown to boxers on their preferred destination to host crucial boxing championships, most of them fell in love with Nakuru. 
By Ben Ahenda 2026-05-08 16:20:00
Okwiri has fought 14 times, winning 12 times and losing and drawing once each
By Ben Ahenda 2026-04-29 06:42:00
Nakuru boxers were too weak for Ugandans in an international friendly tournament at Madison Square Garden in Nakuru City on Friday night.
By Ben Ahenda 2026-04-26 06:00:00
As the first leg of the league championships gets closer, experienced boxers who have had a rough time against novice players are ready to change the tide this time round.
By Ben Ahenda 2026-04-25 06:00:00
Kenya’s top professional referee cum judge Julius Odhiambo has been appointed by World Boxing Association (WBA) to officiate title fights in Chile.
By Ben Ahenda 2026-04-23 11:39:00
Bakari who boxes for league champions Kenya Police lost to little-known Chris Musyoki of Kenya Prisons on a 3-2 split points’ decision. 
By Ben Ahenda 2026-04-04 06:23:00
Zarika believes victory in the bout on Friday will give her an upper hand towards negotiation and the reclamation of her WBC Super-Bantamweight title
By Ochieng Oyugi 2026-03-31 09:39:15
The 31-year-old ferocious pugilist is thrilled to be going for a first-ever title, since turning pro in 2024, at the 10-bout card event promoted by Maurice Odera of UFS BXNG.
By Ochieng Oyugi 2026-03-28 06:41:30
Nairobi will field two teams for the Kenya Open Boxing Championships to be hosted in the same city on April 1-4.
By Ben Ahenda 2026-03-18 20:58:08
Nairobi, who fielded two teams owing to the high number of boxers and teams in the branch, have been in a class of their own in the three-day competition.
By Ben Ahenda 2026-02-28 20:53:04
Kenyan boxers Morris ‘Maketho Maloso’ Okolla and Johua Wasike have pledged to shock their opponents in the second ‘Nightmare In Nairobi’ title fights set for Masshouse in Ngong Race Course
By Ochieng Oyugi 2026-02-27 00:00:00
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will meet in a long-awaited rematch of the highest-grossing clash in boxing history this September at the Sphere in Las Vegas
By AFP 2026-02-24 10:06:17