UBF interim committee units Nationwide trials for IBA Africa Elite Boxing championship
Denis Musanje
The Uganda Boxing Federation (UBF) Interim Committee has reaffirmed its dedication to take boxing within the nation to the following degree.
On Friday, September 10, 2026, stakeholders converged at UMA Lugogo, inside Madhivani Corridor, to listen to from the committee about its plans in the direction of the way forward for the sport.
The crew, led by Olympian Sam Rukundo, has promised a brand new and vibrant image destined for achievement within the boxing area. For a begin, the Nationwide Trials, with help from Buddies of Boxing (FOB), are scheduled for September nineteenth to twenty first of the identical month.
The trials are set to be held at Gozalo Sports activities Area in Makerere the place six boxers who will signify the nation are to be chosen.
“We aren’t discriminating anybody, each membership is welcome to be a part of the Nationwide Trials the place we will choose the most effective boxers forward of a continental championship in October,” Rukundo famous.
Frank Lulinda, the FOB Head of Advertising and marketing and Improvement revealed that they may sponsor six boxers chosen from the trials.
“UBF Interim reached out to us, and we have now given them the reassurance that FOB is able to lengthen a hand to the Nationwide Trials. As Buddies of boxing we’re to sponsor six boxers selectef from the trials to DR Congo.”
The ultimate chosen crew will signify the nation on the IBA Africa Elite Males’s and Girls’s Boxing Championship, slated for October nineteenth to November 1st, 2026, within the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Kinshasa is ready to grow to be the motion centre of continental boxing as soon as once more, enjoying host to the celebrated championship on the Stade des Martyrs Fitness center.
Zambia, Cape Verde, Kenya, South Africa and Morocco are among the many international locations which have confirmed participation within the prestigious event.
Exterior the ring, IBA Africa will host official certification programs for Star-2 and Star-3 referees and judges.
