Peter Mungai Warui beats Chinese boxer at the Rio Olympics

- Kenyan boxer  Peter Mungai Warui has won the Men's light flyweight after beating Chinese opponent Lu Bin in Rio de Janeiro

- The Kenyan won by two points to one against his Chinese opponent

- Warui will now face Cuban Johanys Argilagos in the next round as he targets gold

Kenyan Peter Mungai Warui has become the second Kenyan to win his boxing match at Rio de Janeiro in the ongoing Olympics.

Warui beat the fancied Lu Bin of China by the two points to one. The Kenyan will now face Cuban Johanys Argilagos in the quarterfinals.

READ ALSO: Uhuru gets sporty as he sees off team Kenya for the Rio Olympics in style (photo)

On Sunday, August 7, Kenyan boxer Rayton Nduku Okwiri surprised many after defeating Russia’s welterweight London Olympics  bronze medallist Andrei Zamkovoi.

The last time a Kenyan boxer won gold in the Olympics was in 1988 when the late Robert Wangila Napunyi claimed the coveted title in the Welterweight category.

Marcus Thuram player profile: Borussia, injury, contracts

Football

Wangila was also the only African outside South Africa to win a gold medal in Boxing a record that still stands.

READ ALSO: Kenyan boxer shocks the world at Rio Olympics in Brazil

Cover photo: Sports arena