Nationality Kenya Height 1.67 m Sport Boxing Weight 52 kg | Name Benson Gicharu Martial art Boxing Role Boxer Rated at Flyweight, Bantamweight | |
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Full name Benson Gicharu Njangiru Born May 3, 1985 (age 38) ( 1985-05-03 ) Nairobi, Kenya | ||
Top kenyan boxer benson gicharu olympics dream
Benson Gicharu Njangiru (born May 3, 1985) is a Kenyan amateur boxer who won silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi (at flyweight), a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games (at bantamweight) and qualified for the 2012 Olympics (at flyweight). His occupation is police officer.
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In Delhi 2010 he beat Oteng Oteng but lost to local Suranjoy Mayengbam in the final.
At the 2011 All-Africa Games Oteng won the rematch 10:8 and went on to win the title
At the 2012 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament Oteng won the rubber match but Gicharu qualified for the Olympics anyway. At the 2012 Summer Olympics (results) he lost his first bout 16:19 to Egyptian Hesham Abdelaal.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he competed in the bantamweight division, losing to England's Qais Ashfaq in the semi-final.