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KDF close in on league title after garnering 26 points in Embu leg

Chrispin Murimi (red) from KDF and Bonifas Mugunde from Kenya Police take on each other during finals of National Boxing competition at Ofafa Hall in Kisumu. [FILE]

Former champions Kenya Defence Forces are on the verge of winning the league championships for the first time in six years.

By amassing 26 points during the third leg of the National Boxing League hosted at Moi Stadium in Embu over the weekend, KDF are a stone throw away from being declared the league champions.

That development resulted in the soldiers extending their points’ tally to 76 points ahead of defending champions Kenya Police who missed the showpiece in Embu.

Second in the overall standings are Nairobi County Boxing team with 33 points ahead of the policemen who are on 26 points followed by Kibra 22, Nakuru 16 and Kisumu County 11 as the top five teams.