The Uganda Boxing Champions League Week 7 ended on short notice as the main fight between Nerrick Tumusiime and De Park Mawanda could not cross into third round.
The fight was scheduled to last five rounds but Tumusiime alias Bulabe meaning ‘Dangerous’ was like his name, too hot to handle for Mawanda.
The fight started at 11:10pm on Saturday 17 August 2024 at Club Obligato following 18 undercard bouts which had two of them getting decided by walkover.
From the word go, Nerrick – the Kololo High student, started by throwing hard punches at Mawanda who barely responded.
By the end of the first round Mawanda had already gone down not once but twice, bringing the house full of fans on their feet in jubilation.
The fight went on to its second round and it was there that things turned worse for Mawanda as he went down to the canvas once again, and the referee was forced to stop the contest following medical advice.
At first Mawanda appeared to be disappointed with the decision, indicating that he still had nerves to continue the fight but after final announcement he ended up going for medical attention, while Nerrick Bulabe left the venue flying high in the arms of his fans.
Other fights of week 7 of the 2024 Uganda Boxing Champions League
Prior to the main fight, the day started at 5:00pm with a Juniors and youth contest where Jushua Mwenda demolished Jonathan Sseguya 5-0 by unanimous decision. Both fighters represented Sparks Boxing Club.
After review Timothy Mutebi of Lukanga Boxing Club defeated Julius Ocen of KCCA in the 45kg weight category.
Among the females, the fight between Zakia Mundu from UPDF and Kellen Mukisa of Lukanda went to the UPDF Boxer.
Day 7 of the Sting energy drink powered competition continued with an Elite 80kg contest where Becker Malidi of Kyengera Boxing club defeated Ronnie Wandera by technical knock out in the second round of the fight, which was the first on the day to be called off by technical officials.
In the other stand out fight of the day, Shafick Mawanda defeated an aggressive Livingston Matovu 4-3 after review.
Elsewhere, Emily Nakalema and Mathias Kyeyuna won their contests without throwing a single punch following the absence of their opponents in Scovia Muzira and Wasswa Ssali.
Week 8 of the Uganda Boxing Champions League comes on 31 of August 2024 where Richard Kasujja of Lukanga will be facing off with Bernard Mukwaya of Kiwatule in the main fight of the day.
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