ISAIAH IKHONI WAS IN KENYA’S FIVE-MAN ARMY TEAM WHICH SHOCKED THE WORLD IN 1981
It was an earth-shaking victory. The world watched in awe as Kenya’s “Five-Man Army” team won the prestigious King’s Cup boxing championships in 1981 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Dynamic Isaiah “Danicho” Ikhoni was in this magnificent Kenya team, which won the prestigious King’s Cup Championships with only five boxers. What a memorable achievement it was with Ikhoni among the three gold medallists.
On Thursday, in a farewell story to our boxing icon, boxersworld.co.ke delves deeper into Ikhoni’s life in boxing and for the first time, reveals why he quit pro boxing prematurely in Japan.
Uganda’s Cuban Businge, who fought Ikhoni four times, shares his insight on the Nakuru ABC gem.
