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James Kimori added another victory to his ledger on Saturday, September 27, at Jivanjee Gardens in Nairobi, Kenya, but it was not as satisfying as he had hoped. Opponent Joseph Odhiambo was cut from an uppercut from Kimori already in the first round, and the referee decided he couldn’t continue.
At first the fight was declared a technical draw, which of course was a clear mistake since the injury was caused from a punch, but it was changed to a technical knockout victory immediately after the bout, moving Kimori to 11-0 (7).
Obviously the way the TKO victory came, didn’t exactly excite Kimori and his team, and manager Henrik Risum had hoped for a longer fight to get his boxer ready for bigger challenges in the future:
“Since all the accomplished welterweights in Kenya with good records didn’t want to fight James, we chose Joseph Odhiambo because he is, despite a poor record, a durable guy who has boxed as high as super middleweight, and we hoped he would be able to take James the full six rounds. So naturally I am very disappointed in what happened, but we will move on and try to get James in the ring again as soon as possible”, said Risum.
