[Phillip Orwa, The Standard]The 2015 Africa Boxing Championships lightweight (60kg) gold medalist Nick ‘Commander’ Okoth became the first African boxer to win his bout in the ongoing Konstantin Korotkov Memorial International Boxing Championships at Lenina Regional Sports Complex - Stadium in the city of Khabarovsk, Russia. All the five Russian judges in Radnaev Baryato, Rymyacencev Semen, Liskyn Andrey, Moiseev Oleg, Shevchenko Aleksey and Shalimov Uriy gave Okoth a thumbs up on a 5-0 win of 29-28, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 and 30-27 respectively. It was a sweet victory for the experienced Okoth, who strolled to victory in all three rounds of the epic match against the Russian. Okoth takes on Ovik Oganisyan of Russia in semi-finals this afternoon. “It was a tough match for Okoth but he came out victorious because he followed our touchline instructions.

Source: Standard Digital May 13, 2021 09:46 UTC