Nicholas Okongo Okoth (born 3 March 1983) is a Kenyan amateur boxer. He fought at the 2008 Olympics as a featherweight after winning the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament. In Beijing he lost his debut to

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. Okoth grew up in the Mathare slums of

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with three brothers who would also become boxers. The four of them, along with a cousin, trained at Undugu Amateur Boxing Club. He qualified to represent Kenya at the

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Living people Featherweight boxers Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Kenya 1983 births Kenyan male boxers Boxers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Kenya African Games bronze medalists for Kenya African Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 2015 African Games Sportspeople from Nairobi Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games {{Kenya-boxing-bio-stub