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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.

This was confirmed by Kenya Prisons Boxing Association Secretary General Bernard Otoo who acts as Okwiri’s team manager in professional fights.

The naming of the Ugandan professional fighter brings to a stop the anxiety Okwiri has faced for the past few weeks over the uncertainty of his opponent who earlier was touted as a Canadian fighter.

Okwiri said he was ready for any opponent as it comes at a time he had longed for a world title fight before hanging up his gloves.