Nick Okoth Explained

Nick Okoth
Fullname:Nicholas Okoth
Nicknames:"Nick"
Weight Class:Featherweight
Birth Date:3 March 1983
Birth Place:Nairobi, Kenya
Weight:57kg (126lb)

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: OKOTH Nicholas Okongo . The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . 24 July 2021 . 22 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210722124436/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/boxing/athlete-profile-n1327877-okoth-nicholas-okongo.htm . dead .
  2. News: Nick Okoth has a fighting family history. boxingafrica.com. 25 May 2020. 27 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Wasike. Maxwell. 2021-06-04. Nick Okoth eyeing Olympics glory. 2021-06-20. KBC Kenya's Watching. en-US.