▪️KDF and fierce rivals Police have each qualified five boxers for the finals—though the soldiers already hold an early edge after cruiserweight Anthony Mwangi outpointed Nairobi’s Glenstone Agade 4-1 in one of Saturday’s finals
November 14, 2026
Boxing fans in the lakeside city are bracing for pure ring warfare today, Saturday, November 14, as high-riding unbeaten sensation Ben Juma of Kasarani Youth collides with Kenya Police’s Mwinyi “Giant Killer” Kombo in a mouthwatering lightweight final at the fourth leg of the Kenya National Boxing League at Ofafa Memorial Hall.
Unbeaten across three straight legs, Juma has emerged as one of the biggest revelations of the 2026 season—injecting fresh energy into Kenyan boxing alongside his younger brother, Chris Juma, as a fearless new generation storms the national stage.
A vicious body puncher, Ben Juma boasts three consecutive league victories over KDF’s 2022 African champion Samuel Njau and has already crowned himself the undisputed king of the lightweights.
“I’m warning Kombo to be extra careful, otherwise he will not finish the three rounds. I am fully charged for this fight,” a defiant Juma told boxersworld.co.ke.
However, standing across the ring is a seasoned assassin. To survive Kombo, Juma must keep a watertight guard or risk an early trip to the canvas courtesy of the policeman’s lightning-fast left hook. With both ring generals evenly matched and primed to trade furious leather, Kisumu fans are guaranteed to be on the edge of their seats.
Juma punched his way to the finale by stopping Nairobi’s Eugene Omondi in the semi-finals, while Kombo outclassed Mombasa’s Ramadhan Ngala.
Grudge match at light-welterweight
If the lightweight clash promises fireworks, the light-welterweight final is a certified powder keg.
Prisons’ 2024 Africa bronze medallist Alloys Vincent squares off against Sombea’s national champion Ayub Waweru in a rematch of their first-leg thriller in Nakuru, where Waweru edged out a close 3-2 decision after both men traded heavy bombs.
Waweru stormed into today’s final in ruthless fashion—rudely welcoming big-punching Police international Caleb Wandera back to the local scene with a shocking second-round stoppage in the semi-finals.
Vincent, a national team mainstay since his debut at the 2024 African Games in Accra, earned his shot at redemption with a dominant 5-0 shutout over Mombasa’s Abdullah Juma.
KDF and Police locked in fierce team battle
In the overall team standings, the KDF women’s squad has already clinched the fourth leg with 14 points to stretch their overall lead to 33 points.
Soldiers stamp authority in women’s finals
Agnes Wambua may have lost 4-1 against the lakeside queen, Juliet Akinyi at cruiserweight but her loss did little to slow down the KDF juggernaut. The soldiers flexed their muscles across the rest of the women’s finals, with Veronica Mbithe, Cynthia Mwai, Tracy Mueni, and Friza Asiko cruising to emphatic victories.
Corporal Veronica Mbithe was in clinical form as she avenged the Vihiga defeat against her rival, Lencer Akinyi. Mbithe secured a unanimous decision to exact sweet revenge for her shock defeat to Lencer during the third leg in Vihiga—a loss that had snapped Mbithe’s streak. With this win, Mbithe extended her head-to-head dominance to seven victories against Lencer.
Lightweight Tracy Mueni made short work of Molo’s Nasra Nyambura stopping her in the third round. Cynthia Mwai was in a ruthless mood. Unleashing a barrage of heavy punishing combinations, she forced a third-round stoppage against Trans Nzoia’s Carolyne Wekesa.
African light-middleweight champion Friza Asiko was in the driver’s seat, outpointing Nairobi’s national novices title holder, Clare Okwaluma.
In other standout women’s bouts:
• Elizabeth Akinyi of Kentrack, an Africa silver medallist, showed her class with a whitewash 5-0 decision over Sombea’s Winono Okwaru.
• Locally unbeaten Amina Martha maintained her spotless domestic record, comfortably dispatching her familiar foe, Mombasa’s Frida Mercy. Amina is unbeaten locally for seven years.
KDF men’s team has not been as dominant as they were in the second and third legs, suffering a major semi-final upset with the elimination of star pugilist Dennis Muthama and Abdi Mohammed.
Still, KDF and fierce rivals Police have each qualified five boxers for the finals—though the soldiers already hold an early edge after cruiserweight Anthony Mwangi outpointed Nairobi’s Glenstone Agade 4-1 in one of Saturday’s final bouts.
KDF’s remaining finalists:
Flyweight: Kelvin “Young” Maina (WB Africa champion)
Light-middleweight: Alvin “Liwaloliwe” Oduor
Middleweight: Edwin Okong’o (African Games champion) who meets Steve Onyango of Police.
Light-heavyweight: Robert Okaka, aka “Man Ngori” (IBA Men’s World Championships quarter-finalist)
Police’s five finalists:
Minimumweight: Silas Onyango
Featherweight: Paul Omondi
Lightweight: Mwinyi “Giant Killer” Kombo
Welterweight: Wiseman Kavondo
Middleweight: Steve Onyango (WB Africa bronze medallist)
Chasing pack ready to spoil the party
Breathing down the necks of the two disciplined forces are the new rulers of Rift Valley boxing, Sombea, who have marched four fighters into the finals.
Prisons boast two finalists—and have already put points on the board after heavyweight Isaac Omondi defeated Summit’s Dickens Ochieng on Saturday—while Kasarani Youth have two contenders and Meru, tutored by former international George Odindo, have one.
Meanwhile, in the sole women’s final on today’s card, Nairobi’s Africa minimumweight champion Grace Atieno, currently in spanking form, will take on Kasarani Youth’s Damacline Boyani for the second time having defeated the former street girl in their first encounter.
