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2016 Rio Olympics - Boxing - Preliminary - Men's Welter (69kg) Round of 16 Bout 111 - Riocentro - Pavilion 6 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 11/08/2016. Rayton Okwiri (KEN) of Kenya competes. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. Former African Boxing Union super middleweight champion Rayton ‘Boom Boom’ Okwiri says he's undeterred by the biting cold weather in South Africa and will go all out to outsmart Emmany Kalombo of the Democratic Republic of Congo when the two pugilists go head to head on June 30. Temperatures in Johannesburg have been nearing zero degrees; something Okwiri has acknowledged is a challenge but won’t stop him from victory in the 12-round-fight for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super welterweig...

The Jake Paul retirement count is now up to 2 -- or at least 1.5 -- 'cause the YouTube superstar says he's "temporarily" leaving the sport to enjoy his hot girlfriend and shoot some guns until someone steps up to fight him. 24-year-old Paul -- who set his location on IG to "Dorado Beach East, Puerto Rico" -- says he's "on vacation until further notice" ... and posted pics getting mushy with Julia Rose, taking bubble baths, soaking in the pool and shooting at the gun range to prove it. This ain't the first time the Problem Child has threatened to hang his gloves up -- remember, he claimed he was "retired" back in August after whooping Tyron Woodley in Cleveland. But, it's a bit different this time around ... 'cause Jake says his hiatus is only until someone...

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Boxer Rayton Okwiri Confident Of Victory In South Africa

Jake Paul ‘Temporarily’ Retires From Boxing To Shoot Guns, Hang With Julia Rose