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Okwiri to face Lukyamuzi in WBA title bout

Kenya's Rayton Okwiri and Meshack Mwankemwa (left) of Tanzania in the middleweight division to claim the Ultimate Glory Fight title at Charter hall, Nairobi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

At last, World Boxing Federation (WBF) Africa middleweight champion Rayton Okwiri will face Kenneth Lukyamuzi of Uganda for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight title in Port Louis, Mauritius in September.

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