A rematch between Robert Okaka and Humphrey “Jakababa” Ochieng is in the offing in the Kenya Open Boxing Championships starting on Wednesday in Nairobi.
Bombs will explode in what promises to be a gripping high octane light-heavyweight fight between KDF’s Okaka and Jakababa of Police aka Chafua Chafua.
Okaka is already one up having outpointed Jakababa when they first met in the 4th leg of the Kenya National Boxing League on November 9, 2024, in Nanyuki.
Twice bronze medallist in the Africa Championships, Okaka dominated Ochieng en route to a unanimous points win, subjecting Jakababa to two standing counts courtesy of the soldier’s heavy artillery while Okaka was counted once by referee David Opiyo.
Reports emerging from Mathare Depot Gym where Police are preparing for the Kenya Open say that Jakababa is planning to ambush Okaka with rapid fire, and by the time the KDF soldier recovers he’ll be seeing stars not knowing what hit him so hard.
However, the quietly spoken Okaka is unshaken, and believes he’s Kenya’s top light-heavyweight.
“I’m the best in my weight right now, so whoever will fight me should know that it’s not going to be easy, I’m ready,” says a defiant Okaka who made his international debut at the 2023 Africa Championships in Yaounde, Cameroon, winning bronze and added another bronze in the 2014 Africa Champuonships in Kinshasa, DR Congo.
“Normally I don’t talk much I prefer action to speak louder than my words, threats and noisemaking are for Jakababa and others like him,” says Okaka known for his two-fisted flurries giving his opponents little room to breathe.
“This time I’m coming with different tactics, my opponents will cry in the ring,” says Okaka.
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