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WBF champion Okwiri set to fight for WBA title

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Rayton Okwiri during a fight in March. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

World Boxing Federation (WBF) Africa middleweight champion Rayton Okwiri is set for a world title fight in September, officials have confirmed.

Okwiri is set to face a Canadian boxer in a World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight title fight in Port Louis, Mauritius according to Kenya Professional Boxing Commission (KPBC) President Reuben Ndolo.

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