“My Grandfather was a boxing champion” screams Avril while sharing her family lineage 

Singer Avril is a champion in the music industry because she sure comes from a family of champions.

The singer was recently on social media to share that her grandpa Philip Waruinge once represented Kenya in the Olympics in Mexico in 1968 and won Bronze medal.

Hero

According to Avril, she has heard a lot about his stories while growing up. She was on social media to honor him saying that he is a true hero.

“I am humbled having met this man is an under statement… very few people know know that I am the grand daughter of the living legend boxing olympian phillip waruinge… hearing tales about him from his childhood friend and boxer as well, jimmie ‘pap pap’, made my heart so full #myheroes #greatnessrunsthroughmyveins #stinger #lightweightboxingchampions.”