Stephen Muchoki

{{Short description|Kenyan boxer (born 1956)}}

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{{MedalCompetition|World Amateur Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 1978 Belgrade | Light Flyweight}}

{{MedalSilver| 1974 Havana | Light Flyweight}}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1974 Christchurch | Light Flyweight}}

{{MedalGold | 1978 Edmonton | Light Flyweight}}

{{MedalCompetition|All-Africa Games}}

{{MedalSilver | 1978 Algiers | Light Flyweight}}

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Stephen ("Steve") Muchoki (born 23 December 1956) is a retired light flyweight boxer from Kenya, who had an excellent career (197 wins, three losses) as an amateur. He won the silver medal at the inaugural 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Havana, Cuba. The same year he captured the title at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Muchoki was to represent Kenya at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, but Kenya choose to boycott. Two years later he won the world title at the 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and the gold medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games once again.

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