Charles Owiso

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Charles Owiso
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NationalityKenyan
Born (1958-11-19) 19 November 1958 (age 65)
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Charles Owiso (born 19 November 1958) is a Kenyan former professional boxer who won the African lightweight title in 1999 and challenged for the African light welterweight title in 2001. As an amateur, he competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Owiso Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2018.