Rayton Okwiri


Rayton Nduku Okwiri is a Kenyan boxer who has held the African Boxing Union middleweight title since June 2019. He also qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Okwiri secured his place in the welterweight event in Rio by winning the gold medal in the 2016 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. He defeated Ghana's Mohameed Azumah in the semifinals to clinch his place as part of the Kenyan team in Rio before going on to beat Egypt's Walid Sedik Mohamed in the final.
Okwiri made his professional debut on 4 February 2017, defeating Salehe Mkalekwa at the Crowne Plaza Nairobi. He won the African Boxing Union middleweight title in his sixth pro fight on 8 June 2019, beating Hussein Itaba.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
6Win5–0–1 Hussein ItabaTKO3, 1:238 Jun 2019Won vacant African middleweight title
5Win4–0–1 Pascal Kimaru BrunoTKO3, 1:5423 March 2019Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.png" />
4Win3–0–1 Patrick AmoteTKO2, 1:5911 Jul 1999International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.png" />
3Win2–0–1 Imani Daudi KawayaUD62 Dec 2017
2Draw1–1 Moshea AleemSD619 Oct 2017Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C..png" />
1Win1–0 Salehe MkalekwaKO3 4 Feb 2017Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.png" />