Brenda Muduwa (Blue), Batte Nuhu (Crimson- Excessive Proper), Balyegesa Benon (Again) and Muleme Katabula (Left).
A Boxing Staff from Uganda, made a outstanding debut on the first-ever WBC Novice Africa Championship, held from February sixth to eighth on the Molade Okoya Thomas Indoor Sports activities Corridor in Lagos, Nigeria.
With an intention of providing priceless worldwide expertise to African Boxers, African Boxing Union President Houcine Houichi who labeled this as a significant event for the event of younger boxers managed assist the continent to witness intensive younger uncooked talent together with that from East Africa significantly Uganda.
Competing towards 42 boxers from eight African nations, together with Kenya, Togo, Senegal, Ghana, Mali, Cameroon, and Nigeria, Uganda’s workforce earned spectacular recognition, securing six medals—three silver and three bronze.
Whereas Nigeria dominated the event throughout all weight classes, Uganda’s athletes made a major affect, with the Uganda medals coming from two key golf equipment: Zebra Boxing Membership and COBAP Boxing Membership.
Among the many standout performances, have been Zebra Boxing Membership’s Isaac Zebra Ssenyange Junior and Shakur Mugambe.
Ssenyange Junior earned a bronze within the welterweight class, and Mugambe received silver within the mild welterweight division.
Different medalists included Batte Nuhu (silver), Muduwa Brenda (silver), Balyejusa Benon (bronze), and Muleme Katabula (bronze) have been all from Coach Lola Kalyango’s COBAP.
Muduwa was the one feminine medalist for Uganda, securing silver within the flyweight class.
COBAP Boxing Membership significantly excelled, incomes 4 medals: two silvers from Muduwa and Nuhu, and two bronzes from Muleme and Benon within the flyweight and welterweight classes.
Though not all Ugandan boxers clinched medals, Moses Kimera and Fatuma Nabikolo narrowly missed podium finishes, inserting 4th and fifth of their respective weight divisions.
