How much do you know about boxing? [Quiz]

January 16, 2023 3:32 PM

Since everyone is now a boxing fan, just how much do you know about the sport in Kenya and the world at large?

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How many rounds are there in a boxing match?

12 Next question

A boxing match has a minimum of four rounds and a maximum of 12. Twelve-round fights are predominantly used when a world championship or other major titles are in contest

Fatuma Zarika faced this Mexican boxer at the 2018 super-bantamweight championship?

Yulihan Luha

Alejandra Jiménez

Kenia Enríquez

Yamileth Mercado

Yamileth Mercado Next question

Zarika faced Mexican boxerYamileth Mercado who has held the WBC female super bantamweight title since 2019.

Who is the current president of the Boxing Federation of Kenya?

Brian Weke

Anthony Otieno

Raymond Omollo

Nickson Okoth

Anthony Otieno Next question

Anthony Otieno is the president of the Kenya Boxing Federation. A former boxer, Otieno was elected in October 2022.

Who was the first-ever Kenyan boxer to win a medal at the Olympics?

Philip Waruinge

JJ Kamotho

Robert Wangila

Rony Otieno

Robert Wangila Next question

Robert Napunyi Wangila was a Kenyan boxer who won a welterweight gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games. he is the only Kenyan Olympic gold medalist outside athletics and the only boxer from Sub-Saharan Africa outside of South Africa to have won Olympic gold in Nevada United States.

Who represented Kenya in boxing during the 2020 Olympics?

Rayton Okwiri

Nick Okoth

Kassim Ouma

Daniel Wanyonyi

Nick Okoth Next question

Nick Okoth represented Kenya at the 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo. He lost to Mongolian Erdenebat Tsendbaatar.

What moniker is attributed to Kenyan boxing legend Conjestina Achieng?

Iron Fist

Hands of Stone

The People's Champ

Commander

Hands of Stone Next question

Conjestina was nicknamed 'hands of stone' due to her powerful punches that would leave opponents dazed.

Which of these politicians is a former boxer?

Mike Sonko

Benjamin 'Mejja Donk' Mwangi

Reuben Ndolo

Mike Sonko

Reuben Ndolo Next question

Former Makadara MP Reuben Ndolo is a former boxer and is the current chairman of the Kenya Professional Boxing Commission (KPBC).

One of these Kenyan celebrities boasts of a grandfather who was a 3-time gold medalist at the African Boxing Championships.

Carol Radull

Avril Nyambura

Bernard Ndong

Khaligraph Jones

Avril Nyambura Next question

Avril Nyambura is the granddaughter of the late Philip Waruinge who was a legendary Kenyan boxer from Nakuru. Waruinge was the first African featherweight boxer to win three consecutive gold medals in African Boxing Championships in 1964, 1966 and 1968.

Who is regarded as the greatest boxer of all time?

Floyd Mayweather Jr

Mike Tyson

Manny Pacquiao

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali Next question

Muhammad Ali was one of the best heavyweights of all time and one of the most colorful. He won the gold medal at the 1960 Olympics and went on to become the first boxer to win the heavyweight title three times

Who played the character Rocky in the popular Hollywood film 'Rocky Balboa'?

Sylvester Stallone

Dwayne Johnson

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Mike 'Iron Fist' Tyson

Sylvester Stallone Next question

American actor Slyvester Stallone starred in the movie Rocky Balboa as Rocky. The character was created by Stallone, who has also portrayed him in all eight films in the franchise.

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