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Kenyan boxers going for nothing short than regional title at home

Nelson Mandela Cup middleweight gold medallist Elizabeth Andiego (in red) exchanges puches with two time African champion Rady Adosalinda Gramane in the finals of Nelson Mandela Cup at Durban Convention Centre in Durban on April 21, 2024.[FILE,Standard]

The overall title for the Africa Zone Three Championships will not leave Nairobi, Kenyan boxers have vowed.

As was in 1987, when Kenya hosted the All Africa Games in Nairobi and subsequently won the overall boxing title, the Kenyan boxers promised to follow suit at the regional championships set to be hosted in the country for the first time.

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