🇰🇪 2026 KENYA NATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE — LEG 3 ANALYSIS
đź“Ť MumbĐľha Stadium, Luanda, Vihiga
📅 20–22 August 2026
The 3rd Leg of the 2026 National Boxing League brought together 16 teams with 82 total entries, producing a highly competitive contest as teams battled for valuable league points.
At the end of the Leg, Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) dominated the standings with 23 points, followed by Kenya Police Service with 12 points and Kenya Prison Services with 9 points.
SOMBEA BOXING CLUB — A STRONG CLUB PERFORMANCE
Sombea Boxing Club – Nakuru delivered a strong performance, finishing joint 4th overall with 7 points, level with Kasarani Youth Boxing Club.
This result places Sombea among the leading non-institutional teams in Leg 3 and makes us the highest-scoring Nakuru-based club in the points standings.
The Nakuru representation was:
Sombea Boxing Club — 7 points
Nakuru Amateur Boxing Club — 5 points
Ziwani Boxing Club — 0 points
Together, the three Nakuru clubs collected 12 points, with Sombea contributing 58.3% of Nakuru’s total.
🏆 THE BIG PICTURE
KDF’s 23 points accounted for 28.4% of the 81 points awarded, putting them clearly ahead of the field. Kenya Police and Kenya Prisons followed, confirming the continued strength and competitiveness of the institutional teams.
Together, KDF, Police and Prisons accumulated 44 of the 81 points — 54.3% of all points awarded.
Meanwhile, Sombea’s 7 points demonstrate that community-based clubs can compete strongly against the established institutional teams. Sharing fourth place with Kasarani Youth is a significant result for the club.
The middle of the table was also highly competitive, with Vihiga, Kibra and Kisumu all recording 3 points, followed by G44 with 2 points and Kongowea with 1 point.
Four teams — Kentrack, Lamu, Mombasa and Ziwani — finished the leg without points. Therefore, 12 of the 16 participating teams scored at least one point, while 25% of the field remained scoreless.
LEG 3 FINAL PICTURE
KDF 23
→ Police 12
→ Prisons 9
→ Kasarani/Sombea 7
→ Nairobi 6
→ Nakuru ABC 5
→ Vihiga/Kibra/Kisumu 3
→ G44 2
→ Kongowea 1
→ 4 teams on 0
For Sombea Boxing Club, the message is clear: 7 points, joint 4th overall, and the highest-scoring Nakuru-based club in Leg 3.
This is another indication of the club’s growing competitiveness, consistency and ability to stand among the leading clubs in Kenya’s National Boxing League.
SOMBEA BOXING CLUB — FIGHTING WITH PURPOSE, BUILDING CHAMPIONS.
Compiled by Martin Luther
