{"id":5915,"date":"2015-11-19T23:14:11","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T03:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenyapage.net\/commentary\/?p=5915"},"modified":"2016-03-05T15:06:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-05T19:06:52","slug":"5915","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenyapage.net\/commentary\/kenya-sports-commentary\/5915\/","title":{"rendered":"1968 Africa boxing championships medalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1968 Philip WAruinge became Africa Featherweight champion for an impressive third time. More impressive was that he beat Ugandan Mohamed Muruli in the final. Muruli is a Ugandan legend and is considered one of the best boxers. Uganda has ever produced. 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