Peter Mungai Warui

Peter Mungai Warui (born 22 April 1981) is a Kenyan boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he was eliminated in the quarter-finals.[1]

Peter Mungai Warui
Statistics
Born (1981-04-22) 22 April 1981

Career

Warui began boxing at the age of nine. As he could not afford gloves, he initially boxed bare-knuckled.[2]

As an adult, Warui boxed for the Kenyan Police team while working as a police constable.[3]

Olympics

Warui finished in fourth place in the African qualifiers for the 2016 Summer Olympics. He qualified for the tournament finals after a Cameroonian boxer was disqualified.[4]

In the round of 16, Warui defeated Lü Bin on a split decision. He attracted media attention for his flamboyant celebration after the win.[5] In the quarter-finals, Warui was defeated by Cuban boxer Joahnys Argilagos.[6]

References
  1. "Peter Mungai Warui". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. "Bare-knuckled Kenyan scores shock Rio boxing win".
  3. "Peter Mungai joins Okwirri in Rio trip".
  4. "Peter Mungai joins Okwirri in Rio trip".
  5. "Kenyan boxer breaks into gyrating dance after win". 8 August 2016.
  6. "Peter Mungai's Olympics medal dream shattered". 4 July 2020.


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