▪️The finals will be another explosive show between arch-rivals KDF and Police each with 9 boxers.
▪️Africa Military Games champion Kelvin Maina, Zone 3 bronze medallist Caleb Wandera, Ethan Maina, Washington Wandera, Edwin Okong’o , George Cosby and Boniface Mogunde also sail to the finals
07/11/2025
Africa Championships bronze medallist Shaffi Bakari fought smartly to outpoint his rival Dennis Muthama in the semi-finals of the Kenya National Boxing League 4th leg at the Nanyuki Social on Friday, November 7, 2025.
It was a morale-boosting victory for the Police boxer who summoned his international experience to beat Muthama 2-1 in a closely contested bantamweight bout, and in the process Shaffi avenged his Mombasa loss to the KDF boxer.
“I used all my skills I’ve gained over the years to win, it was not an easy game,” Shaffi told boxersworld.co.ke after the fight.
“I also thank my coaches and teammates for their support and telling me what to do to give our Police team victory.”
Muthama accepted defeat, saying it was a close fight which could have gone either way.
“I was not in my usual top form because I’ve been busy at work and only trained for a few days, that’s why I lacked aggressiveness,” said Muthama looking ahead to the final and 5th leg in Kisumu next month.
Shaffi will now take on Prisons’ Chris Musyoki who stopped Nakuru County’s Leslie Odhiambo.
The finals will be another explosive showdown between bitter rivals, defending champions KDF and Police, each with 9 boxers in the last two. Police are on top of the table with 57 points followed by KDF 44, Nairobi and Nakuru County each with 17, Nakuru ABC 16 with Kibra and Prisons’ in joint sixth position on 13 points each
KDF’s international lightweight Washington Wandera battles Ethan Maina in a rematch after the latter’s controversial win over the soldier in the Kenya Open early this year at Charter Hall. Wandera beat Yaiticus Wanjau of G44 2-1 while Maina stopped Laikipia’s Ben Gitahi.
Newly-capped Zone 3 bronze medallist Caleb Wandera did not
disappoint his new club, Police, punching his way to the finals via a
stoppage victory over KDF’s Warren Odhiambo and now meets Prisons’ Francis Riziki who stopped Laikipia’s Hirban Abdi.
African Military Games flyweight champion Kelvin Maina eliminated Nakuru ABC’s James Tachia for a tough flyweight final against Prisons’ Moses Kilavuka. Kilavuka saw off Mbaraki’s Abdullah Juma.
Africa light-middleweight champion Boniface Mogunde will take on KDF’s Lucky Nyiro in Saturday’s finals.
As expected, the middleweight and light-heavyweight finals will feature familiar foes in the ring.
KDF’s African Games middleweight champion Edwin Okong’o will clash with Kisumu product George Cosby of Police for the ninth time. Okong’o leads 6-2, his latest victory over Cosby being at the Africa Zone 3 Championships in Nairobi.
Twice Africa Championships silver medallist Robert Okaka aka Man Man Ngori and Africa Zone 3 light-heavyweight silver medallist Humphrey “Jakababa” Ochieng will fight for the fifth time with the KDF boxer enjoying four consecutive wins over the never-say-die Jakababa.
Whether the Police boxer will this time turn the tables will depend on his game plan. He must devise a new strategy to get the better of the crafty Okaka.
