Boxer Farahat Manirora of Lukanga Boxing Club defeated Denis Muleme of COBAP BC 5-0 in a match played on Saturday night at Club Obligato. As the game started, Manirora started throwing punches, but by the third round he he switched to rapid punches.
Manirora’s victory was indicating throughout the word go as Judge Kenneth Ruyondo counted for Muleme on three occasions in terms of whether he could continue.
The win was Manirora’s third of the season with the first two wins beating Jilius Kaddu and Patrick Ambayo both 5-0 After Three fights, Manirora has Nine points tied with Innocent Amoko of the UPDF in the chase of the Light Welterweight belt.
Amoko stopped Aniwar Kizira of Ssaku Boxing Club in the first round of the fight that brought his third win of the season.
In other fights of the night Isaac Kasasa beat Ashiraf Mutaasa by knockout in the fifth round, this was the second time for Mutaasa to be beaten by Knockout, the first was beaten by Nerrick “Bulabe” Tumusiime.
A total of 27 fights took place on the eighth night of the fourth season of the Uganda Boxing Champions league, which took place on 9 August.
Other UBCL Week 8 results
- Kiggundu Leone (Lukanga BC) wins 4:1split Kimuli Henry (Mutajjazi BC) Elite 57Kgs
- Batte Nuhu (Cobap BC) wins 5:0 unanimous Midaago Abu (Katwe BC)Elite 63.5Kgs
- Mawanda Depark (EastCoast BC) wins 5:2 split Ssubi Samuel (Nansana Kyebando BC) Elite 71Kgs
- Mukuye Harold (UPDF BC) wins 5:0 unanimous Walugembe Emma (Boggie BC) Elite 75Kgs
- Kalyango Abubaker (Lukanga BC) wins 5:0 unanimous Serubugo Ashraf (Boggie BC) Youth 71Kgs
- Mukasa Akram (Cobap BC) wins 5:2 split Hussein Ahmed (Lukanga BC)Youth 80Kgs
- Women
- Nandaula Zahara (Lukanga BC) wins RSC round4 split Namagembe Aisha (NakawaBC) Elite 60Kgs
- Nabakiibi Tracy (Ssaku BC) wins 5:0 unanimous Nabatte Prossy (Kyengera BC)Junior 48Kgs
