Experienced Ethan Maina of Kenya Police joined the list of top notch pugilists who were knocked out of the fourth leg of the National Boxing League at Nanyuki Social Hall yesterday.
Maina who was dismissed by Benson Kamau of Nairobi on abandonment rule in the welterweight finals joins the list big names that lost.
They include national heavyweight champion Elly Ajowi also of Police who was beaten by Joshua Wasike of Kibra on split points decision in an evenly contested semi-final match on Friday.
Also beaten when the match was abandoned yesterday was experienced policeman Joseph Shigali who fell to John Juma of Kibra in the light welterweight finals.
However, another police boxer Martin Oduor hit back for the defending champions when he defeated Duncan Kamau of Thika in the welterweight finals.
Thereafter, another policeman Martin Maina also won his light welterweight final match against Edwin Muthuri of Kenya Defence Forces on unanimous points decision.
This was followed by another policeman when national middleweight ace George Cosby displayed skills gained from African Games in Morocco and dispatched Moses Juma of Kibra as the referee stopped the contest in the second round.
National selectors are using the league championships to pick a provisional squad that will, in January, take part in the African Olympic qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal, where Boxing Association of Kenya are scheduled to send ten boxers.
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