UGANDAN BOXERS SET TO ROCK NAIROBI AS SEMBUYA TAKES OFF
Three Ugandan boxers have promised Kenyan fans a remarkable performance on the May 24 professional boxing bonanza at Charter Hall, Nairobi.
Light-middleweight Owen Isaac Kibira aka Matrix, light-heavyweight Abdul “Breaker-Breaker” Njego and middleweight Henry “Stopper” Kasujja addressed the media today, May 5, at the Hill Park Hotel during the launch of 12 Sports Round Promotion’s activities in Nairobi.
The promotion company is owned by US-based Steve Sembuya who has decided to relocate to the more prosperous and business-oriented Nairobi to avoid what he described as petty saboteurs of his promotion business in Kampala.
The 19-year-old Kibira, one of Uganda’s hottest properties in boxing, will make his pro debut in the Nairobi show against an opponent yet to be identified, Njego, 7-3-0 (5 KOs), will take on Tanzania’s Ally Hamisi Mzee while Kasujja, 11-1-1, battles Malawis Charles Misanjo, 31-25-1, in a 10-round non-title welterweight bout which will be the main fight. The 11- bout card will feature boxers from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Sweden.
All the three Ugandan boxers are already in love with Nairobi, the beautiful City in the Sun and the Mecca of Boxing in East and Central Africa.
“Nairobi is such a nice city I like it, I’m happy to be fighting here,” said Kibira, champion in the welterweight and light-middleweight divisions in the Champions League in Uganda.
Njego, the KO specialist, warned his Tanzanian opponent to be prepared for a thorough beating.
“I’ll break his jaw if he’s not careful, he’ll be lucky if the fight goes up to the third round,” said Njego.
Kasujja, the Ayub Kalule champion, said he is aiming to torment his Malawian opponent and entertain Kenyan fans.
“I’m not aiming for a KO, I want Kenyans and our fans from Uganda to enjoy boxing,” said Kasujja whose name means malaria.
“I can as well infect my opponent with malaria,” quipped Kasujja.
The three boxers were accompanied by the spokesman and advocate of 12 Sports Round Promotion Joshua Sewankambo.
“We’re really delighted by the warm welcome we’ve received in Nairobi,” said Sewankambo, “this is just the beginning of our long association with Kenya, we plàn to have six more fight nights in Nairobi, over 30 fans from Uganda are coming for the Nairobi fight night.”
Ugandan female boxers, featherweight Jesca Nakiridde and bantamweight Rosette Nakigudde, will also fight in the supporting bouts including Kenya’s Denzel Onyango and Uganda’s Isaac Zebra Jr.
The function was also graced by the chairman of the Kenya Professional Boxing Commission (KPBC) Reuben Ndolo flanked by his secretary general Franklin Imbenzi and assistant secretary general Julius Odhiambo.
