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Uganda Boxing Champions League: Kemis – Mugisha bout to headline Week 2

by Jeremiah Mugalu
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The Uganda Boxing Champions League is back for its highly anticipated Week 2, and the stage is set for a thrilling evening of fierce punches, personal vendettas and rising stars.

Headlining Saturday nightโ€™s card at Club Obligato is a blockbuster Lightweight (60kg Elite) bout between Mutajjaziโ€™s fiery Kemis Ibrahim and COBAPโ€™s calculated striker Mugisha Patrick.

Last week, the Champions League roared into action, but not without heartbreak. Kibuliโ€™s Mutaasa Ashraf of Mutajjazi suffered a crushing first-round stoppage, casting a shadow over his clubโ€™s strong reputation.

For his teammate Kemis Ibrahim, this week is more than competition, itโ€™s about restoring Kibuliโ€™s name.

โ€œI donโ€™t know if heโ€™s heard of Kibuli!โ€ Kemis taunted during a press briefing before weigh in. โ€œHe wonโ€™t manage, if we were told to start now, still he wouldnโ€™t survive.โ€

Mugisha, a rising force discovered in the recent National Open, will be looking to silence Kemis and make a statement of his own. The main event promises not just action but attitude.

The action night will also star with a high-energy Flyweight (51kg Elite) contest between Kalinabiriโ€™s Jonah Sekamate and COBAPโ€™s confident brawler Kimera Moses. Sparks have already started flying, literally after Fridayโ€™s weigh-in.

Kimera, brimming with bravado, didnโ€™t mince words:
โ€œThe last person I faced from Kalinabiri didnโ€™t survive my jabs, not even my punches. Now what about him? Short people donโ€™t beat, he said it himself, heโ€™s short.โ€

But Jonah isnโ€™t backing down. Calm but determined, he shot back,
โ€œIโ€™m going to show him what Iโ€™m made of, and that short people can fight better.โ€

Kiwatuleโ€™s humble fan-favourite Mukwaya Edward, better known as Pastor, will trade blows with Katwe Boxing Clubโ€™s Midago Abu in the Welterweight (67kg) division.

Known for his ring charisma and resilience, Mukwaya hopes to deliver a sermon of punches that will keep his winning streak alive.

The night will also shine the spotlight on womenโ€™s boxing, as reigning Lightweight (60kg Elite) champion Nandaula Zahara of Lukanga, titleholder for both 2023 and 2024 takes on the promising Namagembe Aisha of Nakawa.

Zaharaโ€™s unmatched skill and discipline will be tested against Namagembeโ€™s hunger and fresh ambition.

All bouts on the evening include:

  • L/WELTER 63KGS JRS
    | 1 | DUMBA STEVEN | LUKANGA | VS | KAGIMU WYCLIFFE | COBAP
  • WELTER 66KGS JRS
    | 2 | BWAMBALE SADIK | ZEBRA | VS | KISAKYE NAJIB | LUKANGA
  • L/WELTER 63KGS JR GIRLS
    | 3 | NAGAWA VANESSA | KATABI | VS | NAMYALO FARIDAH | KABAGA
  • L/WEIGHT 60 ELT WOMEN
    | 4 | NANDAULA ZAHARA | LUKANGA | VS | NAMAGEMBE AISHA | NAKAWA
  • L/MIDDLE 71KGS YOUTH
    | 5 | WANDERA RONALD | LUKANGA | VS | SSERUBUGO ASHIRAF | BOGGIE
  • L/FLY 48KGS JR GIRLS
    | 6 | NABAKIBI TRACY | SSAKU | VS | MULUNGI ANITAH | KYENGERA
  • BANTAM 54KGS YTH GIRLS
    | 7 | KISAKYE LOY | KCCA | VS | NAMITALA DAPHINE | KCCA
  • MIDDLE 75KGS YOUTH
    | 8 | KIKOMEKO JORAM | YESU AKWAGA | VS | OTIM ERIA | KOLOLO
  • L/HEAVY 80KGS YOUTH
    | 9 | KASOZI IBRAHIM | BIH FIT | VS | MUKASA AKRAM | COBAP
  • FEATHER 57KGS JRS
    | 10 | LUBEGA ASHIRAF | NAMUGOONA | VS | KYEYUNE RONALD | COBAP
  • WELTER 67KGS YOUTH
    | 11 | MUSULUBE STEPHAN | SPARKS | VS | SSENYONJO JOSHUA | LUKANGA
  • L/MIDDLE 70KGS JRS
    | 12 | ABDUL HAMID | MUTAIJAZI | VS | MATOVU HASSAN | BRAWN
  • L/WEIGHT 60KGS JRS
    | 13 | MASSEMBA JULIUS | LUKANGA | VS | WAMALAIKA SAMUEL | BRAWN
  • BANTAM 54KGS ELITE
    | 14 | SAATE STEVEN | POLICE | VS | HUSSEIN MULO | NAMUGOONA
  • CRUISER 86KGS ELITE
    | 15 | YANNICK MONGA | LUKANGA | VS | MULINDRA DENISH | GULU
  • FEATHER 57KGS ELITE
    | 16 | MAWANDA FRANK | KOLOLO | VS | BABIRO SHAFICK | BIH FIT
  • L/WEIGHT 60KGS ELITE
    | 17 | MAGEEZI PATRICK | NAMUWONGO | VS | LUKOMWA RASHID | KABAGA
  • L/WELTER 63.5KGS ELITE
    | 18 | KAZUNGU FRANK | KYANIA | VS | KIZIRA ANWAR | SSAKU
  • WELTER 67KGS ELITE
    | 19 | AZANGA HAKIM | LUKANGA | VS | ONEN JAFAR | EASTCOAST
  • L/MIDDLE 71KGS ELITE
    | 20 | OCHEN DAVID | SSAKU | VS | SEGAWA WILLIAM | LUKANGA
  • L/FLY 50KGS WOMEN ELITE
    | 21 | MARIAM SULTAN | KATWE | VS | AMODING PENINAH | NAKAWA
  • BANTAM 54KGS ELITE
    | 22 | NKURUZIZA BRIAN | KOLOLO | VS | KYAMBADDE FAISAL | BRAWN
  • MIDDLE 75KGS ELITE
    | 23 | SEMUGAYIRE JOHN | KATABI | VS | NSAMBA RONALD | LUKANGA
  • FLY 51KGS ELITE
    | 24 | SEKAMATE JONAH | KALINABIRI | VS | KIMERA MOSES | COBAP
  • WELTER 67KGS ELITE
    | 25 | MUKWAYA EDWARD | KIWATULE | VS | MIDAGO ABU | KATWE
  • L/WEIGHT 60KGS ELITE
    | 26 | KEMIS IBRAHIM | MUTAIJAZI | VS | MUGISHA PATRICK | COBAP

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