Benson Gicharu

Benson Gicharu Njangiru (born 3 May 1985) is a Kenyan amateur boxer who won silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi (at flyweight), a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games (at bantamweight) and qualified for the 2012 Olympics (at flyweight). His occupation is police officer.[1]

Benson Gicharu

Benson Gicharu (first from left) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Full name	Benson Gicharu Njangiru
Nationality	Kenya
Born	(1985-05-03) 3 May 1985 Nairobi, Kenya
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Flyweight Bantamweight
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing  Kenya Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Flyweight 2014 Glasgow Bantamweight

In Delhi 2010 he beat Oteng Oteng but lost to local Suranjoy Mayengbam in the final.

At the 2011 All-Africa Games Oteng won the rematch 10:8 and went on to win the title[2]

At the 2012 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament Oteng won the rubber match but Gicharu qualified for the Olympics anyway. At the 2012 Summer Olympics (results) he lost his first bout 16:19 to Egyptian Hesham Abdelaal.[3]

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he competed in the bantamweight division, losing to England's Qais Ashfaq in the semi-final.[4]

References

1. http://amateurboxingassociationofkenya.com/Benson.htm%5B%5D
2. AllAfrica 2011
3. "Benson Njangiru Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
4. "Glasgow 2014 - Men's Bantam (56kg) Semi-final 2". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.