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Mombasa, Vihiga counties pull out of Kenya Open Boxing Championships

Kimut Rono of Alaa Rockers club and Ramsey Muhamzi of Kibera Olympic in action. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Mombasa and Vihiga counties pulled out of Kenya Open Boxing Championships that box-off at Charter Hall, Nairobi Tuesday afternoon.

The two branches cite inability to raise substantial financial resources to fund their activities as their main predicament that forced them out of the four-day boxing extravaganza.

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