Rayton Nduku Okwiri (born 26 March 1986) 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
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes9Loss7–1–1 Emmany KalomboRTD7 (12), 30 Jun 20228Win7–0–1 John SerunjogiTKO8 (10)13 Oct 20217Win6–0–1 Fidel Monterroza MunozKO2 (8), 15 Aug 20216Win5–0–1 Hussein ItabaTKO3 (10), 8 Jun 20195Win4–0–1 Pascal Kimaru BrunoTKO3 (8), 23 March 20194Win3–0–1 Patrick AmoteTKO2 (8), 11 Jul 20183Win2–0–1 Imani Daudi KawayaUD62 Dec 20172Draw1–1 Moshea AleemSD619 Oct 20171Win1–0 Salehe MkalekwaKO3 (6)4 Feb 2017
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