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March 30, 2026
Boxing Federation of Kenya (BFK) has switched the National Kenya Open Boxing Championships to the famous Kaloleni Social Hall.
BFK’s Competition Secretary John Waweru told boxersworld.co.ke that owing to unavoidable circumstances, they have been forced to move this big event from Charter Hall to Kaloleni from April 1-4.
“Everything else remains unchanged, the weigh-in and medical check-up starts at 8am on Wednesday followed by the technical meeting and draws from 10.30 am,” said Waweru.
For boxing addicts in Eastlands, this is sweet news. This is the home of some of Kenya’s past and current top boxers.
Kaloleni Social Hall has hosted a dozen major boxing competitions in the past including the fiercely fought 197O Commonwealth Games boxing trials.
This is where Eastleigh Secondary School student David Attan announced his arrival in big-time boxing, twice defeating the renowned John Olulu in 1969.
Among other marquee boxing events held in Kaloleni, home of 1000 Street, is the 2018 Commonwealth Games trials.
KDF’s Africa Zone 3 gold medallist Veronica Mbithe, her teammate Peter “The Beast” Abuti and twice Commonwealth Games medallist Benson Gicharu provided some of the highlights.
Gicharu, as usual, mesmerised the packed hall with his acrobatic flips following his demolition of KDF’s Isaac Meja, Abuti signalled his intention to don the national vest with an impressive display against Nick Abaka who prevailed. Impressed by his performance, the selectors picked Abuti as a sparring partner when the team camped in Nakuru.
Mbithe upstaged her rival Christine Ongare but didn’t travel to Gold Coast, Australia, opting for KDF job training in Eldoret.
boxersworld.co.ke
