Get ready for an explosive three days of boxing as Kenya’s next generation of pugilists take center stage in the National Intermediate Championships at Thika Community Hall from February 26-28.
17/02/2026
Boxing Federation of Kenya (BFK) is bringing you a tournament that isn’t just about fighting—it’s about the raw hunger, intense discipline, and breathtaking speed of the nation’s elite young talent eager to represent their country in this year’s Commonwealth Games.
Witness the passion of young fighters battling for glory, a spot in the National Kenya Open, and the chance to become the next household name.
Come and watch daring puncher Clare Okwaluma who’s being coached by the doyen of East Africa’s female boxing, Liz Andiego.
Clare just needed 42 seconds of the first round to dismantle Nakuru’s Winnie Shisiali in the welterweight finals of the National Novices Championships on February 7 in Nairobi.
Immediately after the first bell, Clare unleashed a constant dose of two-fisted flurries at the helpless Winny.
Referee Mercy Musila gave Winny some respite with a standing count after which the Nakuru boxer showed she had lost appetite for the fight by turning her back indicating Clare’s dose was enough for her.
There’s Kasarani Youth Boxing Club’s rising welterweight punching machine Elvis Lincoln who put up a dazzling show to outpoint Kisumu’s equally promising Joshua Onyango in the welterweight final. A rematch is in the offing.
Expect a high-octane encounter here as Kisumu’s head coach Vincent Odongo shouts from his corner “kiki lumri, guard malo omera”. These boxers are training hard to leave it all in the ring.
Lamu’s coach, magician Abdalla Feiswal Abdalla aka Dula has promised to come up with new tricks to blur the vision of opponents facing his boxers. He has featherweight Roley Otieno, among others, to display Boxing Made in Lamu.
We hope Dula will this time carry water in a transparent bottle. During the Novices Finals, Technical Delegate John Waweru aka Mr Rulebook stopped the show to warn Dula against carrying water in an opaque bottle which can be mistaken for an “energy boosting” drink. Mr Rulebook reminded all coaches to carry water in transparent bottles.
Kenya’s boxing is rising higher and higher. Come and watch the raw KO power, relentless energy and intensity that will keep Thika fans on the edge of their seats.
This is not just a boxing match; it is a showcase of the fastest-growing Ndondi Mashinani products from all over Kenya with the Gen-Z boxers determined to make a name for themselves.
*Ma-ish! ish!, ma-twaf!!💥twaf!!!💥💥 na ma-dush!!!dush!!!!*
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