Nicholas Okongo Okoth (born 3 March 1983) is a Kenyan amateur boxer. He fought at the

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as a featherweight after winning the

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. In Beijing he lost his debut to Arturo Santos Reyes. Okoth grew up in the

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slums of

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with three brothers who would also become boxers. The four of them, along with a cousin, trained at Undugu Amateur Boxing Club. He qualified to represent Kenya at the

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Living people Featherweight boxers Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Kenya 1983 births Kenyan male boxers Boxers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Kenya African Games bronze medalists for Kenya African Games bronze medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2015 African Games Boxers from Nairobi Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in boxing {{Kenya-boxing-bio-stub