The 39-year-old hopes to use the bout to secure a path to the Commonwealth belt
07/03/2026
Kenyan boxer Rayton “Boom Boom” Okwiri will next month fight for the vacant WBC Africa middleweight title after securing a home bout against Tanzanian boxer Lupakisyo Shoti.
Mozzart Sport can confirm that the 39-year old will headline the “Knockout Kings” event at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on Saturday, 25 April, an event that will be promoted by Solid Rock Promotions.
Okwiri, who has a 12-1-1 record, will seek to extend his recent run of six bouts without defeat, when he steps into the ring against the 26-year-old Shoti, whose record stands at 9-1-0.
There was expectation that Okwiri, following his third-round dismantling over Uganda’s Muhamad Sebyala last November, was going to catapult himself into a potential Commonwealth Boxing Council (CBC) title fight against George Liddard, only for the Englishman to settle for a defense against former European champion Tyler Denny at the Copper Box in London later this month.
It is therefore thought that a go at the WBC Africa belt will present a decent opportunity to cracking the code later this year, with the latest opportunity poised to usurp the appeal of a WBC silver pathway, which was also in the cards for Okwiri to explore.
Shoti, who made his pro debut in 2023, last fought in November last year to claim the vacant IBO International middleweight title against Daniel Buciuc in Romania.
Also on the yet-to-be-announced six-bout card, will be appearances from Kenyans Martin Achebi, Morris ‘Maketho’ Okolla, and Dennis Okoth.
Achebi and East and Central African heavyweight champion Okolla recently featured in Kalakoda Promotions’ “Nightmare in Nairobi II” card late last month, all claiming comfortable wins over Alan Kwendo and Hudson Muhumuza respectively.
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