NOORDINNE TAIB BLASTS GOVT FOR SIDESTEPPING IKHONI’S BURIAL
▪️ The Kenyan star boxer was buried on Saturday July 19 without any ministry official in attendance.
Kenya’s celebrated Isaiah Ikhoni is the latest boxer to be given the cold shoulder by the Kenyan government in his hour of need.
The late Ikhoni was buried today, July 19, 2025, in the compound of his Ongata Rongai house in Kajiado County. There was no ministry official present at the burial.
Prominent grassroots boxing contributor in Kibra and Kajiado, Noordinne Taib, unleashed a barrage of punches at the government wondering why they favour athletes and look down upon boxers.
Yet at the global and continental level the Kenyan boxers, like the athletes, have also held their own by winning medals in the Olympic Games and other major tournaments.
“They only show interest when the boxers bring Kenya glory rushing to the airport to meet and pose for pictures with them to satisfy their selfish egos but the truth is they have no interest in boxing,” a furious Taib – a former MCA – told mourners during the burial.
“Ikhoni is a big name in Kenya boxing, he deserves respect and recognition, he won gold medals in the Golden Cup, King’s Cup and Presidents Cup in Manila and later turned pro in Japan but today they’ve all abandoned him. Shame on them.”
Taib cited the death of legendary boxer Philip Waruinge who was also ignored by the government with none of them attending his burial in Nakuru but shortly later Sports CS Ababu Namwamba was visibly present in the burial of Kiprugut Chumo, the first Kenyan to win an Olympic medal.
“What’s the difference between Waruinge and Kiprugut? Infact Waruinge did better than the athlete,” said Taib.
The ministry in charge of sports was notified about Ikhoni’s death but remained aloof without even issuing a condolence message.
In addition to Ikhoni and Waruinge, among other late top boxers who have been ignored by the government include 1972 Olympic bronze medallist Dick “Tiger” Murunga, John Nderu, Kamau Mbugua, Napunyi Oduori and Patrick Lumumba.
Ikhoni died on July 10, 2025, after collapsing in his house in Ongata Rongai.
FARE THEE WELL DYNAMIC ISAIAH IKHONI; YOU DID KENYA PROUD
▪️ The late Kenyan boxing icon will be buried on Saturday, July 19, 2025 in the compound of his house at Ongata Rongai
Isaiah “Danicho” Ikhoni had a short but a dazzling stint with Kenya’s national boxing team nicknamed Hit Squad.
Within a span of one year, the sensational rock-fisted Ikhoni had made the world to sit up and take notice with his eye-popping performance. He came with a bang and hungry for success.
Ikhoni burst into the limelight in 1979 when he made his international debut in the East, South and Central Africa (FESCAABA) Boxing Championships at Nairobi’s City Hall, winning a gold medal in the bantamweight division.
By then he was employed at Kenya Breweries who acrimoniously poached him from the famous Nakuru Amateur Boxing Club dubbed the Home of Boxing having produced some of Kenya’s most accomplished boxers.
After seeing off a Zambian boxer in the semi-finals, Ikhoni outpointed Uganda’s Cuban Businge in the final.
His remarkable international debut at the City Hall marked the beginning of a success story for the Nakuru ABC boxing gem.
Commenting on the 1979 Fescaaba final with Ikhoni, Businge who is now spending time advising upcoming boxers including his son Champion Businge, the former Ugandan international boxer says: “Although our fight should have been more explosive, I still wonder to this day why the gold medal at stake could not motivate me enough to take the fight more seriously.”
Ikhoni’s tact and endurance was evident as he kept Businge under pressure from the first to the third round. He was indeed Kenya’s revelation in the 1979 boxing season, and obviously destined for more glory in the squared circle.
Come 1980, Ikhoni started the season by beating Tanzania’s Gerald Isaac in Moshi and then scored his third victory over Businge in the first leg of the Brunner/Urafiki tournament in Nairobi.
Ikhoni’s next stop was in Bangkok, Thailand, for the annual King’s Cup Championships.
Together with lightweight Patrick “Mont” Waweru, welterweight Kamau “Pipino” Wanyoike and heavyweight James “Demosh” Omondi the four of them powered their way to the finals.
Waweru and Wanyoike won gold medals with Ikhoni and Omondi returning home with silvers but Wanyoike felt Ikhoni should have won gold against South Korea’s Chul Soon Hwang.
“Ikhoni fought very well beyond our expectations because this was his first time in a big international tournament, he deserved to win a gold medal,” says Wanyoike who went on to become the first African boxer to win three consecutive gold medals in the King’s Cup Championships.
Ikhoni’s crowning moment was in the Golden Cup International Tournament at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, winning bantamweight gold through a second round stoppage win over Hector Vasquez of the Dominican Republic. He was voted the Best Boxer of the two-week event sponsored by the US government for countries which boycotted the Moscow Olympics.
The Kenyan was a bit shaky in the first round against the southpaw Dominican boxer failing to find the range. His team manager at Brewieries James Ondimu had to briefly leave the high table to come closer to his corner. He was not impressed by Ikhoni’s activity in the ring.
“Danicho fungua war! chimba tumbo! na umkaribie (Danicho was his nickname..Ondimu told him to fight his opponent and hit his body hard and make sure he’s closer).
As if taking the cue from Ondimu after a pep talk from coach Anjimbi, Ikhoni unleashed sporadic two-fisted onslaught on Vasquez finding the range and digging deep with body punches and then rounding up his attack upstairs. It did not take long before the referee waved off the fight in favour of Ikhoni.
“I feel good and inspired winning a gold medal and best boxer’s trophy,” Ikhoni told me in an interview for the Weekly Review/Nairobi Times publications at his North Mathare house he was sharing with Charles “Dixie Kidi” Oduori, a bronze medallist in the Golden Cup.
In addition to Ikhoni’s gold, heavyweight James “Demosh” Omondi was the other gold medal winner with featherweight Napunyi Oduori, lightweight Patrick “Mont” Waweru, welterweight Kamau “Pipino” Wanyoike and super-heavyweight Mohamed Abdulkah Kent settling for silver medals and three bronzes by light-flyweight John “Poison” Kamau, flyweight Hussein “Juba” Khalili and middleweight Charles “Dixie Kidi” Oduori.
So impressed was the chairman of the Amateur Boxing Association of Kenya (ABA) Major Marsden Madoka with the boxers’ superb performance in the Golden Cup that he organised a three-week tour of Germany, Denmark, Finland and Sweden. Charles Anjimbi was the coach assisted by 1972 Olympics bronze medallist Sammy Mbogwa and team manager David Kinyanjui.
Kenya’s “Five-Man Army” team which conquered Bangkok in 1981. Isaiah Ikhoni is far left in the group picture.
An attempt by the tour’s promoter, Boerge Anderson to have national team coach Peter Mwarangu included was thwarted by Madoka.
“Boerge requested us to include Mwarangu as a trainer but we refused since it was a Golden Cup team Tour, if he can pay for an extra ticket for Mwarangu it’s okay,” said Madoka.
Ikhoni maintained his sparkling performance in the tour, remaining unbeaten in seven fights including an inspiring victory over experienced Ugandan boxer Shadrack Odhiambo who was based in Sweden. Fearless Ikhoni moved up to light-weltetweight from bantamweight to challenge the Ugandan and beat him at his own game.
What a spectacular show it was for Ikhoni in the 1980 season which he climaxed with one of the most exciting bouts ever witnessed in Kenya boxing against his buddy Napunyi Oduori during the Breweries Sports Festival match against Prisons at Ruaraka’s Tusker Village Hall.
Boxing flat-footed, ring technician Napunyi had the crowd on its feet yelling with his lightning combinations while Ikhoni released his constant mixture of well-timed two-fisted flurries some of which Napunyi cleverly parried or ducked to uncork text-book counter-punching.
While some ring analysts felt Napunyi had done enough to win, to the two friends winning was not a priority.
“We just wanted to entertain fans with clean high class boxing,” said a smiling Napunyi, sentiments echoed by Ikhoni.
“Are they brothers? They really look alike,” one fan asked me obviously mesmerised by the exciting clinch-free thriller.
In other highlights, Ziwani-bred Aloice “Kid” Omondi scored an upset points win over Prisons’ African Games silver medallist Michael Mwangi, Pipino stopped James Njuguna in the third round after flooring him twice in the second and third round while Tom Okoth – the first Kenyan to defeat Uganda’s dreaded Vitalis Bbege during Prisons’ 1979 Scandinavian tour – stopped Titus Osumba in the second round and light-heavyweight Patrick Lumumba decked Breweries’ Dan “Monzon” Onyango twice enroute to a second round stoppage victory.
Ikhoni’s dominant show in the 1980 season saw him winning the Kenya Wine Agencies-sponsored Boxer of the Year and Sportsman of the Year Awards with Kamau Wanyoike the runners-up in the former award.
Ikhoni continued with his roller coaster show in the 1981 season culminating in turning professional with Napunyi in Japan in August.
His most significant achievements were in the King’s Cup Championships in Bangkok, Thailand and the President’s Cup in Manila, Philippines.
The awe-inspiring achievement of Ikhoni and his compatriots in Bangkok left the boxing world in shock and in disbelief that a team of only five boxers won the prestigious King’s Cup tournament against formidable opposition including Russia, one of the world’s top boxing nations.
To some fans in Bangkok that was like a miracle, and wondered how the five Kenyan boxers would be rewarded by the government for such a magnificent feat.
“We told them we’ll get nothing, they couldn’t believe it,” said Wanyoike He was right. Not even a congratulatory message from the government was forthcoming.
On their return home, as usual we celebrated the victory in our own way at Armstrong Kasuku’s popular Garden Square, our meeting joint then.
There was Ikhoni, Pipino, Mont and Napunyi and other “mtaa” (hood) cheerleaders such as Fred Shiraku Wa Indeche aka Oredo Mundu a staunch boxing fan. We were joined by Ikhoni’s nephew and boxer Paul Mukhwaya with KDF then, and partied the whole night long dancing to the throbbing beats of the resident band Mangelepa whose lead vocalist Evani kept on mentioning the names of the Five-Man Army Kenya team. One of Ikhoni’s favourite songs was “Amua”. He would rush to the dance floor to shake a leg joined by his teammates when the song was on. Our table was a forest of drinks. Packed! As they say in Kenya chafua meza!!
Ikhoni’s gold medal in the President Ferdinand Marcos Cup tournament in Manila was more amazing. Despite an injury to his eardrum, he punched his way to the finals, outpounting South Korea’s Lee Hyun Ju. Welterweight Pipino and light-welterweight Ali “Ojukwu” Athumani – now based in the US – won silver medals with light-middleweight Aloice “Lesles” Muiruri bagging a bronze medal for Kenya to finish third overall.
Ikhoni first saw off an Australian boxer and then met stubborn Ray Arua of Papua New Guinea in the quarter-finals.
“That chap from Papua was really good and strong,” Ikhoni told me in an interview on arrival back home.
“He caught me with a heavy right punch in the first round, I thought that was the end of me.
“In the second round I went flat out for a KO. He threw his dangerous right aimed at my face but I ducked and countered with a heavy right cross to his solar plexus followed with a quick left hook to his jaw. I then stole a glance at his eyes and I knew he was feeling my punches.
“This encouraged me to hit him even harder with body and face combinations to confuse him. I then heard the referee shout stop!! The bout was over. I had won on Referee Stopped Contest in the second round.
“By then I was not aware I had suffered an injury in my left ear drum until I went to the dressing room. I started feeling as if there was some water in my ear. Could this be the end to my hunt for a gold medal? I asked myself. Our team doc told me I better retire if I wanted to save my ear from being blocked.”
Ikhoni was however pronounced fit to proceed to the semi-finals by the tournament doctors much to his relief.
He then squeezed a 3-2 points win over Tommy Ayers of the US in the semi-finals before outpointing the Korean boxer in the finals. His buddy Napunyi missed the Manila flight and therefore did not take part in the Presidents Cup.
Then came the big news. In one of our usual chitchats in town, they told me plans were at an advanced stage for them to turn professional. A Japanese promoter, Kenji Yonekura, was impressed by their brilliant show in the King’s Cup in Bangkok.
_Isaiah Ikhoni (centre in mid row) with comrades who represented Kenya’s national team in the 1980 Golden Cup at the KICC in Nairobi._ _Back row from left is super-heavyweight Mohamed Abdallah Kent, welterweight Kamau Wanyoike, light-heavyweight Wandera Okwaro, heavyweight James Omondi, light-middleweight Patrick Lumumba._ _Mid row from left middleweight Charles “Dixie Kidi” Oduori, bantamweight Isaiah Ikhoni, light-welterweight Ali Athumani._ Front left lightweight Patrick Waweru, light-flyweight John Kamau and featherweight Napunyi Oduori. Missing in the picture is flyweight Hussein Khalili.
I was then a rookie Sports Journalist with Hillary Ng’weno’s-owned Nairobi Times/Weekly Review publications. That was a big exclusive story for me.
As close buddies they promised me that I would break the story to the world at the opportune moment. The day finally came. They had finalized everything and were to jet out of the country for Tokyo, Japan, on August 16.
Nairobi Times was a weekly newspaper published on Sundays only. And on August 15, I was on top of the world banging my world exclusive on our portable typewriters at our offices opposite Jeevanjee Gardens.
Bang! The following day that was our lead story in our sports page at the back : Napunyi, Ikhoni Turn Professional.
They’ve been invited by Gulu City and East Coast Boxing Club for an international tournament on July 19, 2025
For the first time since formation in 2000, Kayole Rapid Boxing Club will fight at an international tournament outside Kenya.
The international match takes place in Gulu city on Saturday, July 19, 2025, featuring Kayole Rapid, East Coast Boxing Club and two boxers from Somalia.
Kayole Rapid Boxing Club members heading to Uganda, their first ever international trip
“We’re still on the road now past Busia border going to Uganda,” said a jovial owner of Kayole Rapid Kenneth “Valdez” Ochieng, a former star international boxer and the once famous Undugu Boxing Club.
They will arrive in Kampala in the evening of July 17, spend a night in Uganda’s capital city and then leave on Friday, July 18, for Gulu town located in northwestern Uganda, about 333 kilometres by road north of Kampala at an elevation of about 3,600 feet (1,100 metres).
In addition to Valdez, the other founder member of Kayole Rapid is the current chairman of Kenya Professional Boxing Commission Reuben Ndolo. US-based Shaaban Ogolla, a former Undugu boxer, was the first coach.
“The boys are so excited travelling outside Kenya for the first time, we’re going to Gulu not just to perform but display quality boxing,” Valdez told boxersworld.co.ke in an interview while in the Metro Bus transporting them to Uganda.
“I’m also making arrangements for them to tour Denmark because we at Kayole Rapid believe in exposing our boxers. Last year (2024) we traveled to Mombasa for a friendly match against Havana Boxing Club.”
Kayole Rapid captain, bantamweight Michael Ndonga, is however not in the team after being denied permission to travel to Uganda by his employer Kenya Power and Lighting Company.
Assistant team manager Mohammed Abubakar aka Kakabraza said 12 boxers and five officials comprise the team travelling to Uganda.
Other officials accompanying the team are 1987 African Games light-flyweight champion Maurice “Kawata” Maina who is the Nairobi County Competition Secretary, team manager Fred Ceasar and assistant coach Charles Juma.
The only female boxer selected for the trip, international bantamweight Alice Waiyego, pulled out at the last minute. She made her international debut in the 2022 Zone 3 Championships in Kinshasa, DR Congo, bringing home a bronze medal and was voted the 2019 most promising female boxer by Boxing Federation of Kenya (BFK).
The Uganda trip is sponsored by Superloaf Company. Khalili twin boxing brothers and owners of East Coast Boxing Club, Hussein and Hassan, initiated the Uganda trip for the Kenyans.
WHEN WOMEN FIGHT: TAYLOR V SERRANO AND THE MEANING OF CHOICE IN THE RING
The first all-female card at MSG ended with a quiet finale to a great trilogy. But its legacy is loud: a reckoning with risk, glory, and the radical idea that women can choose both
There are two salient pictures of the Katie Taylor–Amanda Serrano trilogy: Taylor walking to the ring on Friday night under the green, orange and white bars of light, her neck like a tree trunk, eyes fixed ahead with stoic grandeur as Even Though I Walk played overhead – and the image, hours earlier, of Yulihan Luna bloodied and bruised, standing beside a ring girl whose hoisted breasts had been shellacked in oil, smiling rigidly at a camera that wasn’t looking at the fighter.
That’s boxing. That’s also being a woman.
At Madison Square Garden – half cathedral, half Thunderdome – Katie Taylor approached the ring like a martyr. Her arms stayed low and still, her expression stony, the moment at once subdued and transcendent. I am not religious. I was personally rooting for Serrano. But when I heard that worship music and saw Taylor ascend and bow between the ropes, I seemed to see stars as tears blurred the lights of the Garden’s lofted ceiling into a constellation: The Fighter.
A spectacle like this ought to be mawkish. But it isn’t. Because when the song ends, two women risk their legacies, their health, their lives – however unlikely – to feel something like greatness. And unlike most sports, in boxing, the risk is not metaphorical. The danger is useless. It protects no country. No one is conscripted. But it underwrites everything that feels noble about this violent, anachronistic art. And when women, historically deemed too fragile to fight, headline an iconic arena that has never before granted them that right, the danger takes on a new meaning.
They say styles make fights. They also make stories. Taylor, the pride of Ireland, is all monkish discipline and point-winning speed. Serrano, the southpaw from Puerto Rico by way of Brooklyn, combines firepower with grit. One boxed her way through 15 years of amateur pedigree, the other turned pro at 19 and never looked back. Both are in their mid-30s, both single, both quiet. Sainted recluses with 17 world titles between them and a lifetime of sacrifice.
If Taylor is the tactician, Serrano is the flamethrower. This polarization is what produced lightning in the first two fights. But by Friday night, their plans of attack had changed. Serrano, seeking alternatives after two contentious decisions that didn’t go her way, tried to outbox the boxer. Taylor, burned before in brawls, circled and struck, then slipped away. From round one, it was clear: this was no longer a firestorm. The fight bore more resemblance to Mayweather-Pacquiao than Ali-Frazier I. Smart. Tactical. Controlled. For some, disappointing.
But why do we need chaos to believe in a woman’s greatness?
In other sports, I root for my team to win, ugly or not. But in women’s boxing, I confess to a double standard: I want glory and a good show. I want drama, blood, something irrefutable. That fear – that if women don’t entertain, the sport will vanish – lingers like smoke above the ring. But Taylor and Serrano were not performing for our approval. They were fighting to win.
This, in itself, is progress.
True equality in boxing is not the right to inspire. It’s the right to be boring. To clinch and move. To fight safe. To win ugly. Taylor-Serrano III wasn’t transcendent because it was thrilling. It was transcendent because it didn’t have to be.
And yet boxing remains a sport of contradictions. To protect yourself, you must risk everything. To gain glory, you court death. And still – some would deny women the choice to do so.
When Amanda Serrano and more than a dozen elite fighters issued a joint call last year for 12 three-minute rounds – the same as men – they framed it not as a demand, but as a right: “We have earned the CHOICE,” they said.
The irony is that boxing is one of the only spaces in Western society where a woman can risk her life and be compensated. But even then, OnlyFans logos hover over ring posts and girls in bikinis parade cards while bloodied fighters wait for judgment. Fans call the athletes they flew across oceans to support “autistic lesbians”. Serrano gets seven figures. Some women on the undercard get $1,500 and no health insurance – turning, more ironic still, to OnlyFans for financial security.
What do we mean when we talk about choice?
We fight for a woman’s right to have a child – or not. But what about the right to bleed for nothing more than self-belief? What about the right to hurt for glory, not survival? Women are told their bodies are sacred, but only in service of others – children, husbands, God. In boxing, they reclaim them. Not for nurture, but for risk. Not for life, but for something more defiant. Not Madonna. Not whore. Something else.
Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano did not ask for sainthood. They asked for a trilogy. They made history, then made it again, then closed the book.
Now, whether Friday night becomes a watershed or a footnote is not up to them.
But for those of us watching, feeling the hush before the bell, the flutter of green, orange, red and blue fabric, the rush when Taylor’s glove was raised and an Irish flag drifted gently down from the upper seats – whether Catholic or atheist, Irish or Puerto Rican, man, woman, or something in between – these two ensured one thing:
Watching them time after time after finally time again will do something more than impress you.
It will resolve contradictions – between styles, between images of a fight, between even life and death – into a single indelible reckoning.
ROAR IN THE RING SEASON TWO
▪️ Kenya set to roar again in historic Fight Night
The stage is set, the gloves are laced, and the bell is about to ring louder than ever before.
On Saturday, 19th July 2025, Nairobi’s iconic Charter Hall will transform into a battlefield of grit, skill, and raw East African boxing power as Roar in the Ring Season II punches its way back into the spotlight.
Organised by MELK Promotions, this edition promises to be more than just a fight night—it’s a celebration of resilience, inclusion, and pure sporting excellence.
From 6pm as the gates open and fans begin to pour in, the atmosphere will be charged with anticipation.
With 14 professional bouts and two para-boxing showdowns, the event showcases a thrilling blend of Kenya’s top-tier talent and promising challengers from Tanzania and Uganda, all stepping into the squared circle to prove their worth.
The night’s centrepiece will be a thrilling super middleweight clash between Kenyan titans Daniel Wanyonyi and Daniel Owino—a high-stakes encounter pitting brute strength against technical precision.
But the excitement doesn’t end there. The fight card reads like a who’s who of rising African boxing talent: from Omar Karanja vs Dennis Ashley in the super featherweight division, to the featherweight clash between Victor Komen and Lawrence Owino, each bout promises fireworks and ferocity.
Tanzanian fighters like Collins Nyakwaka, Abdulrazack Mwenga, and Samira Kassim are set to bring the heat against Kenyan and Ugandan opponents, while regional rivalries between Uganda’s Shafii Idrisa, Dorothea Muhoza, and others will further intensify the evening’s action.
What truly sets Roar in the Ring Season II apart is its groundbreaking inclusion of para-boxing bouts—a first in Kenyan professional boxing history.
Two special bouts will feature fighters like George Atito, Augustus Kamau, Emmanuel Agavihi, and Evans Odhiambo, showcasing not just skill, but unshakable spirit.
“At MELK, we believe the ring belongs to all, and this time we are making history by including para-boxing talent,” said Ezekiel Mwabili, Director of MELK Promotions.
“These athletes deserve the spotlight, the cheers, and a shot at greatness—just like any other fighter.”
The spirit of Roar in the Ring is rooted in purpose as much as it is in punches. Referring to the fusion of emerging and seasoned fighters on the card, Mwabili emphasised:“The Roar in the Ring Season II is unique and is going to benefit both the fighters and the fans. To the fans, they will experience the best match-making bouts with a fusion of East African powerhouses. And to the fighters, the inclusion of the debut and the veteran will be a learning experience for the newcomers.
“This spirit was evident in Season I, where capacity crowds at Charter Hall witnessed jaw-dropping knockouts, emotional victories, and the rebirth of Kenyan professional boxing. That first roar sparked a movement. This time, the roar will echo louder.
Fans unable to attend in person won’t miss a beat, MELK TV will stream the entire event live, capturing every punch, every cheer, and every moment of triumph.
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Whether you’re at the ringside or tuning in online, one thing is certain—on July 19th, Kenya will roar. Be there when history is made.
Happier days for the Ikhonis family. A double birthday treat for Ikhoni (second right) and wife Beatrice from their two children, Brian far left and Emmy on the far right next to dad.
BOXING STAR ISAIAH IKHONI’S LAST BREAKFAST AT HOME
▪️ When death crawled like a thief in Ikhoni family’s Ongata Rongai homestead
Like a thief, death crawled quietly at the home of Isaiah Ikhoni’s family on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
It was another normal day for the family as wife Beatrice served her beloved husband Isaiah Ikhoni a sumptous breakfast. He loved eating well.
Little were they aware the cruel fist of death was lurking by, ready to pounce on a guardless and helpless Ikhoni in the house he built as his permanent base.
Two hours after taking his breakfast, Ikhoni complained of an unusual heat in his body.
“Naskia mwili ina joto sana, wacha nipate breeze hapa nje (l’m feeling extra hot let me have some fresh air outside),” Ikhoni told his wife Beatrice.
Ikhoni was heading out to get fresh air because of the restlessness he was feeling then. While going outside, he suddenly collapsed with his wife holding him by the side. He then started gasping for air.
Ikhoni’s son Brian, who was outside basking in the early sunshine, dashed to support his mum.
“I realised my dad was not okay. I had never seen him in this state before,” Brian told boxersworld.co.ke in an interview.
“We had to move fast. He was unconscious and sweating. Immediately I got hold of my motorbike rushed him to nearby Fatima Hospital.”
How did Brian carry his unconscious dad on his bike, one may ask?
The 30-year-old Brian, an air and refrigeration engineer, says his dad weighed 98kgs. That’s a super-heavyweight in the boxing weight class.
“My mum tried she couldn’t manage lifting him up on my bike. Somehow I managed, I just don’t know where that extra strength came from.”
As he was unconscious, he placed his dad infront facing him his head on Brian’s shoulder.
“On reaching Fatima Hospital, they said he had no pulse, his body was warm,” says Brian.
By then his mum and sister Emmy were already at the hospital. Luckily enough, an Uber taxi dropped a visitor at the hospital.
Anxiety and restlessness was creeping in. They had to save a life.
The Uber driver rushed them to Mbagathi Hospital. Emmy was in the front seat with mum and Brian at the back monitoring an unconscious Ikhoni seated silently between them. He was sweating profusely.
What transpired at Mbagathi was a big disappointment to the Ikhoni family.
“They didn’t even admit him. They pronounced him dead using a stethoscope to check on his pulse rate,” says a disappointed Emmy, a pharmacist who studied medicine in India.
“That was so inhuman and rude, they said they were bringing a stretcher which they didn’t, yaani they showed no urgency at all. The way they handled him was unprofessional contrary to what I saw in India. However I’m not blaming them for my father’s death.”
As a procedure, they then reported their dad’s death to the Police station and took him to Montezuma mortuary.
The death was so sudden for them to accept Ikhoni was gone. It was like a sucker punch.
“For quite sometime we were in denial dad had left us, I just felt weak with no strength to move,” explains the 33-year-old Emmy.
“We finally accepted the reality dad was dead, and there’s nothing we could do about it, so sad our great dad we all admired had just left us that way.”
The postmortem report revealed Ikhoni died of arteries failure with the right artery almost completely blocked.
Emmy further explains: “When arteries fail you feel restless, sweating occurs.
Breathing problems come after the restlessness. The cause of arteries failing is the blockage that happens which causes breathing problems in the later stage.”
Consultations are ongoing on the date and place of burial for the late Kenyan boxing icon Isaiah Ikhoni aka Danicho, formerly a Kenya Breweries Limited employee before turning pro in 1981 in Tokyo, Japan.
Veronica Mbithe (left) and Faith Nafuna (right) will battle it out in their fourth fight in Mombasa with Mbithe having won all the three fights.
Picture design by Duncan Kuria aka Sugar Ray
MBITHE WILL KISS THE CANVAS, DECLARES COACH CHAIR
▪️Raundi hii ni ngori Faith is in top shape to terrorise her opponents, says the coach
A bullish coach of Nairobi County John Ochieng “Chair” has sounded a warning to soldier Corporal Veronica Mbithe aka Pioneer of KDF.
“This time it’s not going to be business as usual when they meet in Mombasa,” Chair told boxersworld.co.ke in an interview.
“She will fall because Faith is prepared for any opponent that will stand before her,” roared Chair, adding: “Faith is ready to execute, to terminate and to terrorize her opponents in the ring.”
Interestingly, this time around Mbithe and Faith Nafuna aka Fekete have remained tight-lipped ahead of their eagerly awaited fourth encounter in the second leg of the Kenya National Boxing League at the Alliance Francaise in the posh Nyali neighbourhood, Mombasa.
The two top Kenyan female light-flyweights were due to clash in the first leg of the league in Busia on the Kenya-Uganda border.
Nafuna was spoiling for a fight with her nemesis Mbithe having previously lost thrice to Kenya’s first ever female boxer to be recruited by KDF and the first female pugilist to be promoted to the rank of Corporal. Indeed a feat of no mean achievement.
The fight did however not take place because, for unknown reasons, Mbithe’s KDF Boxing Club was not in Busia.
Now that KDF have confirmed their participation in Mombasa, Nafuna, 20, has a golden chance to redeem herself to avoid becoming Mbithe’s regular customer.
Since her promotion, Mbithe, a product of coach Charles Mukula at Muthurwa Dallas Gym, has changed her approach in the ring.
She is now boxing with more authority, maturity and command as if to remind her opponents who is she is in KDF. Gone are the days of swimming boxing.
Faith “Fekete” Nafuna (left) is spoiling for a fight with her tormentor Veronica “Pioneer” Mbithe (right) of KDF in Mombasa..War! is war!!
The last time the duo clashed was in the Kenya Open finals with Mbithe, a silver medallist in the African Military Games in Abuja, putting up a perfect crisp-punching show to decision Nafuna.
Will Nafuna accept to be beaten for the fourth time in a row by Mbithe? Much will depend on her mental approach to this thriller.
South Africa's John Masamba (right) in his first fight against China's Yesiolati Nasiyiwula whom he beat on points in a six rounder.
MASAMBA WINS SECOND FIGHT AND GRADUATES TO 10 ROUNDS
▪️ The South African boxer has made a huge impact in the Japanese pro boxing scene
Japan’s Takuya Hashimoto (7-8-1, 7 KOs) became the second victim of John “Masaki Kameda” Masamba’s cruel fists, failing to last the distance in their recent light-welterweight fight in Osaka, Japan.
Masamba’s relentless onslaught forced the referee to stop the fight in the first round as Hashimoto buried his face under both gloves for safety.
“I knew I was going to win I had so much confidence,” Masamba, a gold medallist in the 2024 African Championships, told boxersworld.co.ke in an interview from Osaka where he is based.
“Much as I was confident I had to guard myself to avoid undermining my opponent.”
Masamba (2-0-0,1 KO) praised the Japanese boxer for accepting to fight him because most of the boxers at the B level are getting scared of fighting Masamba who has already made a huge impact since turning pro in Osaka, Japan.
“If I wanted to knock him out I would have done it immediately after the bell because of his awkward style.
“I’m grateful he accepted to fight me. I hit him hard with a left hook he started skating away. I knew he would not last for long.”
John Masamba takes instructions before the first round in his second fight.
Masamba has now graduated to 10 rounds and will soon be ranked by the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF), a professional boxing organisation that sanctions fights in the Asian and Pacific Region. He will vie for a title next year probably against the reigning OPBF light-welterweight champion.
In his first fight Masamba, now training at TMK Gym owned by former world champion Tomoki Kameda, outpointed China’s Yesiolati Nasiyiwula in a six rounder. His second fight was scheduled for eight rounds.
“I want a challenge, meet the best boxers because I want to be better as well as upgrading my style,” Masamba told me in our phone interview.
Masamba, whose father is from DR Congo, is held in high esteem by his handlers in Osaka who view him as a future world champion.
Countries are displayed in alphabetical order by IOC code:
ALG – Algeria
25/05/2024 – Session 03 A – 1/32 Men’s 80KG – Result: Defeat DSQ R2 1:16 of HOUMRI Mohamed (Algeria) VS JALIDOV GAFUROVA Gazimagomed Schami (Spain)
28/05/2024 – Session 10 B – 1/16 Men’s 57KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of MORDJANE Oussama (Algeria) VS KIM Hyungseung (South Korea)
24/05/2024 – Session 02 A – 1/32 Men’s 57KG – Result: Win RSC R2 1:33 of MORDJANE Oussama (Algeria) VS OUPATHANA Walter Sarnoi (Laos)
25/05/2024 – Session 04 A – 1/32 Men’s 51KG – Result: Defeat WP 4:1 of MOZIANE Mohamed Elamine (Algeria) VS ZAMOTAYEV Dmytro (Ukraine)
28/05/2024 – Session 09 A – 1/16 Men’s 71KG – Result: Defeat WP 4:1 of YAICHE Youcef Islam (Algeria) VS WALSH Aidan (Ireland)
26/05/2024 – Session 06 A – 1/32 Men’s 71KG – Result: Win WP 3:0 of YAICHE Youcef Islam (Algeria) VS CAVALLARO Salvatore (Italy)
BDI – Burundi
01/06/2024 – Session 17 A – 1/8 Women’s 54KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of HAVYARIMANA Ornella (Burundi) VS RAHIMOVA Zeynab (Azerbaijan)
28/05/2024 – Session 10 A – 1/16 Women’s 54KG – Result: Win WP 5:0 of HAVYARIMANA Ornella (Burundi) VS KARGAR Lala (Afghanistan)
BOT – Botswana
24/05/2024 – Session 02 A – 1/32 Men’s 57KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of MOLWANTWA George (Botswana) VS KISTOHURRY Samuel (France)
28/05/2024 – Session 10 B – 1/16 Women’s 54KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of PHEKIE Bele (Botswana) VS GOJKOVIC Bojana (Montenegro)
CIV – Ivory Coast
31/05/2024 – Session 16 B – 1/8 Women’s 66KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of SANOGO Sedja (Ivory Coast) VS WALSH Grainne (Ireland)
29/05/2024 – Session 12 B – 1/16 Women’s 66KG – Result: Win WP 4:1 of SANOGO Sedja (Ivory Coast) VS BOBOYOROVA Nilufar (Tajikistan)
COD – Democratic Republic of the Congo – 1 QUOTA
02/06/2024 – Session 19 A – 1/4 Women’s 66KG – Result: Win RSC R3 1:49 of MBABI Brigitte (Democratic Republic of the Congo) VS MOREIRA Ivanusa (Cape Verde) – 1 QUOTA
31/05/2024 – Session 16 A – 1/8 Women’s 66KG – Result: Win WP 5:0 of MBABI Brigitte (Democratic Republic of the Congo) VS KITO Mai (Japan)
29/05/2024 – Session 11 A – 1/16 Women’s 66KG – Result: Win WP 4:0 of MBABI Brigitte (Democratic Republic of the Congo) VS CHERNOKOLENKO Anastasiia (Ukraine)
24/05/2024 – Session 02 A – 1/32 Women’s 66KG – Result: Win RSC R2 2:00 of MBABI Brigitte (Democratic Republic of the Congo) VS LAHMIDI Saida (Morocco)
29/05/2024 – Session 11 A – 1/16 Men’s 92+KG – Result: Defeat WP 3:2 of KABAMBA Gilbert (Democratic Republic of the Congo) VS MENDOZA Willys (Colombia)
28/05/2024 – Session 09 A – 1/16 Men’s 63,5KG – Result: Defeat WP 3:2 of KABENGELA NTUMBA Hassan (Democratic Republic of the Congo) VS COMMEY Joseph (Ghana)
26/05/2024 – Session 05 A – 1/32 Men’s 63,5KG – Result: Win WP 5:0 of KABENGELA NTUMBA Hassan (Democratic Republic of the Congo) VS ELIA Rokobuli (Fiji)
28/05/2024 – Session 09 A – 1/16 Men’s 71KG – Result: Defeat WO of KULENGULUKA Steve (Democratic Republic of the Congo) VS CUELLAR Jorge (Cuba)
26/05/2024 – Session 06 A – 1/32 Men’s 71KG – Result: Win KO R2 1:14 of KULENGULUKA Steve (Democratic Republic of the Congo) VS SCOTT Kevin (Sweden)
27/05/2024 – Session 08 B – 1/16 Men’s 80KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of PITA Peter (Democratic Republic of the Congo) VS STRASZEWSKI Jakub (Poland)
CPV – Cape Verde – 1 QUOTA
02/06/2024 – Session 19 B – 1/4 Men’s 51KG – Result: Win WP 5:0 of DE PINA David (Cape Verde) VS PARVIZI Mahdi (Iran)– 1 QUOTA
31/05/2024 – Session 16 B – 1/8 Men’s 51KG – Result: Win WP 3:2 of DE PINA David (Cape Verde) VS ZAMOTAYEV Dmytro (Ukraine)
30/05/2024 – Session 14 B – 1/16 Men’s 51KG – Result: Win WP 5:0 of DE PINA David (Cape Verde) VS TAM Chun Hin Kanneth (Hong Kong)
25/05/2024 – Session 04 A – 1/32 Men’s 51KG – Result: Win KO R3 2:52 of DE PINA David (Cape Verde) VS AMETOVIC Omer (Serbia)
26/05/2024 – Session v6 A – 1/32 Men’s 71KG – Result: Defeat KO R3 2:14 of FERNANDES DE BARROS Bruno (Cape Verde) VS ZIMBA Stephen (Zambia)
02/06/2024 – Session 19 A – 1/4 Women’s 66KG – Result: Defeat RSC R3 1:49 of MOREIRA Ivanusa (Cape Verde) VS MBABI Brigitte (DR Congo)
31/05/2024 – Session 16 A – 1/8 Women’s 66KG – Result: Win WP 5:0 of MOREIRA Ivanusa (Cape Verde) VS KALI Sara (Canada)
29/05/2024 – Session 11 B – 1/16 Women’s 66KG – Result: Win WP 5:0 of MOREIRA Ivanusa (Cape Verde) VS DURAN Gricelda (Mexico)
GAB – Gabon
30/05/2024 – Session 14 A – 1/16 Men’s 51KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of MOMBEY Franck (Gabon) VS SO Chon Ryong (North Korea)
GBS – Guinea Bissau
26/05/2024 – Session 06 B – 1/32 Men’s 71KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of BIGHAFA BIGATE NAAE Armando (Guinea Bissau) VS NISHANT DEV Nishant Dev (India)
GHA – Ghana
25/05/2024 – Session 03 B – 1/32 Men’s 92+KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of AHONDJO Mark (Ghana) VS ST PIERRE Kennedy Joseph (Mauritius)
31/05/2024 – Session 16 B – 1/8 Men’s 51KG – Result: Defeat WP 4:1 of ALLOTEY Theophilus (Ghana) VS LIU Chuang (China)
30/05/2024 – Session 14 B – 1/16 Men’s 51KG – Result: Win WP 5:0 of ALLOTEY Theophilus (Ghana) VS KHODZHIEV Anvarzhan (Kyrgyzstan)
25/05/2024 – Session 04 B – 1/32 Men’s 51KG – Result: Win WP 5:0 of ALLOTEY Theophilus (Ghana) VS BERNATH Attila (Hungary)
29/05/2024 – Session 12 A – 1/8 Men’s 63,5KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of COMMEY Joseph (Ghana) VS GARCIA Emilio (United States)
28/05/2024 – Session 09 A – 1/16 Men’s 63,5KG – Result: Win WP 3:2 of COMMEY Joseph (Ghana) VS KABENGELA NTUMBA Hassan (DR Congo)
26/05/2024 – Session 05 A – 1/32 Men’s 63,5KG – Result: Win WO of COMMEY Joseph (Ghana) VS BAJOKU Shpetim (Kosovo)
28/05/2024 – Session 09 A – 1/16 Men’s 71KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of MALM Henry (Ghana) VS RACHEM Mohamed (Belgium)
26/05/2024 – Session 06 A – 1/32 Men’s 71KG – Result: Win WP 5:0 of MALM Henry (Ghana) VS BILRRASHID Mohammed (Lybia)
24/05/2024 – Session 02 B – 1/32 Men’s 57KG – Result: Defeat RSC R2 2:29 of MOHAMMED Amadu (Ghana) VS DE LO SANTOS FELIZ Jose Luis (Dominican Republic)
01/06/2024 – Session 17 B – 1/8 Women’s 75KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of SATHOUD Ornella (Ghana) VS OROZCO Shirleidis (Colombia)
27/05/2024 – Session 08 B – 1/16 Women’s 75KG – Result: Win WP 4:1 of SATHOUD Ornella (Ghana) VS ANGEROVA Monika (Czechia)
27/05/2024 – Session 08 A – 1/32 Men’s 92KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of TETTEH Jonathan (Ghana) VS ALFONSO DOMINGUEZ Loren Berto (Azerbaijan)
KEN – Kenya
30/05/2024 – Session 13 A – 1/16 Men’s 92KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of ALWANGA Peter Abuti (Kenya) VS BEREZNICKI Mateusz (Poland)
27/05/2024 – Session 08 B – 1/16 Women’s 75KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of ANDIEGO Elizabeth Adhiambo (Kenya) VS SCHOENBERGER Irina Nicoletta (Germany)
29/05/2024 – Session 11 B – 1/16 Women’s 66KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of ASIKO Friza Anyango (Kenya) VS SONVICO Emilie (France)
28/05/2024 – Session 10 A – 1/16 Women’s 54KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of FAKI Amina Martha (Kenya) VS DELGADO Scarlett (Canada)
26/05/2024 – Session 6 A – 1/32 Men’s 71KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of MAINA Boniface Mogunde (Kenya) VS WALSH Aidan (Ireland)
27/05/2024 – Session 07 B – 1/16 Men’s 80KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of OWUOR Edwinong’O (Kenya) VS GANZORIG Dalai (Mongolia)
25/05/2024 – Session 03 B – 1/32 Men’s 80KG – Result: Win RSC R1 1:59 of OWUOR Edwinong’O (Kenya) VS GORY Mohamadou (Mali)
LBA – Lybia
24/05/2024 – Session 1 B – 1/32 Men’s 57KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of ALKOUM Ahmed (Lybia) VS SHAHBAKHSH Daniyal (Iran)
26/05/2024 – Session 06 A – 1/32 Men’s 71KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of BILRRASHID Mohammed (Lybia) VS MALM Henry (Ghana)
LBR – Liberia
31/05/2024 – Session 15 B – 1/16 Women’s 50KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of FANHBULLEH Grace (Liberia) VS ADESHINA Zainab Motunrayo (Nigeria)
24/05/2024 – Session 01 B – 1/32 Men’s 57KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of GARDUWARD Jeroson (Liberia) VS VOKHIDOV Asror (Tajikistan)
26/05/2024 – Session 06 A – 1/32 Men’s 71KG – Result: Defeat WO of KIWITT Frederick (Liberia) VS CUELLAR Jorge (Cuba)
MAR – Morocco
24/05/2024 – Session 02 B – 1/32 Men’s 57KG – Result: Defeat WP 4:1 of AZOUI Imad (Morocco) VS BAZEYAN Artur (Armenia)
25/05/2024 – Session 04 B – 1/32 Men’s 80KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of BADRANI Ahmed (Morocco) VS GONZALES Robby (United States)
25/05/2024 – Session 03 A – 1/32 Men’s 92+KG – Result: Defeat WP 3:0 of BOUHDID Younes (Morocco) VS MENDOZA Willys (Colombia)
26/05/2024 – Session 6 B – 1/32 Men’s 71KG – Result: Defeat WP 4:1 of ELOUARZ Yassine (Morocco) VS LLANOS PEREZ Angel Gabriel (Puerto Rico)
24/05/2024 – Session 01 B – 1/64 Men’s 71KG – Result: Win R3 1:42 of ELOUARZ Yassine (Morocco) VS MEINL Marcel (Austria)
30/05/2024 – Session 14 B – 1/16 Men’s 51KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of ESSAADI Hamza (Morocco) VS GODAKANDALAGE Umayanga (Sri Lanka)
25/05/2024 – Session 04 A – 1/32 Men’s 51KG – Result: Win RSC R3 2:49 of ESSAADI Hamza (Morocco) VS NEHAL Chand (Fiji)
24/05/2024 – Session 02 A – 1/32 Women’s 66KG – Result: Defeat RSC R2 2:00 of LAHMIDI Saida (Morocco) VS MBABI Brigitte (DR Congo)
29/05/2024 – Session 12 A – 1/8 Men’s 63,5KG – Result: Defeat DSQ R3 0:17 of NADIR Abdelhaq (Morocco) VS PARASCHIV Alexandru (Moldova)
28/05/2024 – Session 09 A – 1/16 Men’s 63,5KG – Result: Win RSC R2 0:41 of NADIR Abdelhaq (Morocco) VS MUHAMMAD RIDZUAN Mohd Johari (Malaysia)
26/05/2024 – Session 05 A – 1/32 Men’s 63,5KG – Result: Win WP 5:0 of NADIR Abdelhaq (Morocco) VS BROMAN Mikael Hampus Oliver (Sweden)
MLI – Mali
24/05/2024 – Session 01 B – 1/32 Men’s 57KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of BATHILY Abdoul Karim (Mali) VS VOKHIDOV Asror (Tajikistan)
02/06/2024 – Session 20 B – 1/4 Women’s 57KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of CAMARA Marine (Mali) VS JAISMINE Jaismine (India)
01/06/2024 – Session 18 B – 1/8 Women’s 57KG – Result: Win WP 5:0 of CAMARA Marine (Mali) VS GLYNN Elise (Great Britain)
30/05/2024 – Session 14 B – 1/16 Women’s 57KG – Result: Win WP 5:0 of CAMARA Marine (Mali) VS MONTIEL Minerva (Paraguay)
25/05/2024 – Session 03 B – 1/32 Men’s 80KG – Result: Defeat RSC R1 1:59 of GORY Mohamadou (Mali) VS OWUOR Edwinong’O (Kenya)
MOZ – Mozambique
27/05/2024 – Session 08 A – 1/16 Women’s 75KG – Result: Defeat WP 3:1 of GRAMANE Rady Gramane (Mozambique) VS SEONG Suyeon (South Korea)
26/05/2024 – Session 05 B – 1/32 Men’s 63,5KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of MARIME Bernardo Delfina (Mozambique) VS DOS SANTOS Clesisson (Brazil)
29/05/2024 – Session 12 B – 1/8 Men’s 71KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of MUXANGA Tiago (Mozambique) VS RICHARDSON Lewis (Great Britain)
28/05/2024 – Session 09 B – 1/16 Men’s 71KG – Result: Win WP 3:2 of MUXANGA Tiago (Mozambique) VS KAPULER Miroslav (Israel)
26/05/2024 – Session 06 B – 1/32 Men’s 71KG – Result: Win RSC R1 1:30 of MUXANGA Tiago (Mozambique) VS STEVEN Kendu (Papua New Guinea)
28/05/2024 – Session 10 A – 1/16 Men’s 57KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of SIGAUQUE Armando Rogoberto (Mozambique) VS SEIITBEK UULU Munarbek (Kyrgyzstan)
24/05/2024 – Session 01 A – 1/32 Men’s 57KG – Result: Win WP 5:0 of SIGAUQUE Armando Rogoberto (Mozambique) VS OAIKE Allan (Papua New Guinea)
MRI – Mauritius
26/05/2024 – Session 06 A – 1/32 Men’s 71KG – Result: Defeat WP 4:1 R1 2:20 of CLAIR Merven (Mauritius) VS ZAKHARIEIEV Yurii (Ukraine)
28/05/2024 – Session 09 A – 1/16 Men’s 63,5KG – Result: Defeat WP 4:1 of COLIN Louis Richarno (Mauritius) VS PARASCHIV Alexandru (Moldova)
26/05/2024 – Session 05 A – 1/32 Men’s 63,5KG – Result: Win WP 5:0 of COLIN Louis Richarno (Mauritius) VS WILLIAMSON Joel (Guyana)
29/05/2024 – Session 11 B – 1/16 Men’s 92+KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of ST PIERRE Kennedy Joseph (Mauritius) VS PRATLJACIC Luka (Croatia)
25/05/2024 – Session 03 B – 1/32 Men’s 92+KG – Result: Win WP 5:0 of ST PIERRE Kennedy Joseph (Mauritius) VS AHONDJO Mark (Ghana)
NAM – Namibia
26/05/2024 – Session 05 A – 1/32 Men’s 63,5KG – Result: Defeat WP 4:1 of JONAS Jonas (Namibia) VS HABIBINEZHAD Ali (Iran)
24/05/2024 – Session 02 A – 1/32 Men’s 57KG – Result: Defeat WP 4:1 of NDEVELO Tryagain Morning (Namibia) VS O Tae Bom (North Korea)
NGR – Nigeria
02/06/2024 – Session 20 B – 1/4 Women’s 50KG – Result: Defeat WP 4:1 of ADESHINA Zainab Motunrayo (Nigeria) VS KAIVO-OJA Pihla (Finland)
01/06/2024 – Session 18 B – 1/8 Women’s 50KG – Result: Win WP 3:2 of ADESHINA Zainab Motunrayo (Nigeria) VS NASSAR Hanan (Jordania)
31/05/2024 – Session 15 B – 1/16 Women’s 50KG – Result: Win WP 5:0 of ADESHINA Zainab Motunrayo (Nigeria) VS FANHBULLEH Grace (Liberia)
02/06/2024 – Session 19 B – 1/4 Women’s 75KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of MBATA Patricia Adanma Epelle (Nigeria) VS ORTIZ Citlalli Vanessa (Mexico)
01/06/2024 – Session 17 B – 1/8 Women’s 75KG – Result: Win WP 4:1 of MBATA Patricia Adanma Epelle (Nigeria) VS PEREIRA Viviane (Brazil)
29/05/2024 – Session 11 B – 1/16 Men’s 92+KG – Result: Defeat WP 3:2 of ONYEKWERE Ifeanyi (Nigeria) VS LOVCHYNSKYI Dmytro (Ukraine)
29/05/2024 – Session 12 A – 1/16 Women’s 66KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of ORAEKWE Blessing (Nigeria) VS HOVSEPYAN Ani (Armenia)
NIG – Niger
25/05/2024 – Session 04 B – 1/32 Men’s 51KG – Result: Defeat KO R1 1:07 of SAHABI GADO Moussa (Niger) VS RAMIREZ Carlos (Guatemala)
SEY – Seychelles
29/05/2024 – Session 11 A – 1/16 Men’s 92+KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of AGNES Keddy (Seychelles) VS SAFARI Rouzbeh (Iran)
26/05/2024 – Session 06 B – 1/32 Men’s 71KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of BONIFACE Shain (Seychelles) VS PETANQUI Junior (Canada)
SLE – Sierra Leone
01/06/2024 – Session 18 A – 1/8 Women’s 57KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of BETIST Josefien (Sierra Leone) VS VAN DER TOORN Maud (Netherlands)
30/05/2024 – Session 14 A – 1/16 Women’s 57KG – Result: Win WO of BETIST Josefien (Sierra Leone) VS AL-AHMADIEH Marie-Bathoul (Canada)
25/05/2024 – Session 04 A – 1/32 Men’s 80KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of HARDING John (Sierra Leone) VS AGUIRRE Hector (Mexico)
TAN – Tanzania
25/05/2024 – Session 04 B – 1/32 Men’s 80KG – Result: Defeat WP 3:2 of CHANGALAWE Yusuf Lucasi (Tanzania) VS BELONY-DULIEPRE Cedrick (Haiti)
TUN – Tunisia
28/05/2024 – Session 10 B – 1/16 Women’s 54KG – Result: Defeat WP 3:2 of FERCHICHI Islem (Tunisia) VS KOVALCHUK Anastasiia (Ukraine)
25/05/2024 – Session 04 B – 1/32 Men’s 51KG – Result: Defeat RSC R3 2:15 of ZIDI Ala Eddine (Tunisia) VS HARUTYUNAN Baresham (Armenia)
UGA – Uganda
25/05/2024 – Session 04 A – 1/32 Men’s 80KG – Result: Defeat WP 3:2 of BWOGI Shadiri (Uganda) VS SALIMOV Nekruz (Tajikistan)
24/05/2024 – Session 01 A – 1/64 Men’s 71KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of KAKANDE Muzamiru (Uganda) VS CUELLAR Jorge (Cuba)
31/05/2024 – Session 16 B – 1/8 Men’s 92KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of SIMBWA Regarn (Uganda) VS TALLEY Jamar (United States)
30/05/2024 – Session 13 B – 1/16 Men’s 92KG – Result: Win WP 5:0 of SIMBWA Regarn (Uganda) VS FEHER Koppany (Hungary)
ZAM – Zambia
28/05/2024 – Session 10 A – 1/16 Men’s 57KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of MWALE Mwengo (Zambia) VS ABDURAIMOV Aider (Ukraine)
24/05/2024 – Session 01 B – 1/32 Men’s 57KG – Result: Win WO of MWALE Mwengo (Zambia) VS JONE Davule (Fiji)
31/05/2024 – Session 15 A – 1/16 Women’s 50KG – Result: Defeat WP 3:2 of TEMBO Margret (Zambia) VS JAMEZ Aylin (Guatemala)
28/05/2024 – Session 09 A – 1/16 Men’s 71KG – Result: Defeat WP 5:0 of ZIMBA Stephen (Zambia) VS DE OLIVEIRA Wanderson (Brazil)
26/05/2024 – Session 06 A – 1/32 Men’s 71KG – Result: Win KO R3 2:14 of ZIMBA Stephen (Zambia) VS FERNANDES DE BARROS Bruno (Cape Verde)
