Nick Okoth
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| Full name | Nicholas Okoth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Nick" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1983 Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Featherweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicholas Okongo Okoth (born 3 March 1983)[1] is a Kenyan amateur boxer. He fought at the 2008 Olympics as a featherweight after winning the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
In Beijing he lost his debut to Arturo Santos Reyes.
Okoth grew up in the Mathare slums of Nairobi with three brothers who would also become boxers.[2] The four of them, along with a cousin, trained at Undugu Amateur Boxing Club.
He qualified to represent Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "OKOTH Nicholas Okongo". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Nick Okoth has a fighting family history". boxingafrica.com. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Wasike, Maxwell (4 June 2021). "Nick Okoth eyeing Olympics glory". KBC | Kenya's Watching. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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