Lukanga Boxing Club underlined its growing supremacy in Uganda’s boxing landscape by securing a fourth consecutive National Intermediates Boxing Championship crown, delivering a commanding all-round performance at the week-long tournament that climaxed on Sunday evening at TCL Kamwokya.
The Najjanankumbi-based outfit, bankrolled by renowned boxing patron Sam Lukanga, dominated across all divisions—juniors, youth, and elite—to emerge overall champions with an emphatic 100 points.
Their closest challengers, UPDF Boxing Club, trailed distantly with 38 points, while Cobap Boxing Club settled for third place on 29 points.
Lukanga’s dominance was evident in every category. In the juniors (14–16 years), they amassed 38 points to comfortably outpace Brawn Boxing Club, who finished with 15 points.
The club maintained its momentum in the youth division, collecting an unassailable 29 points ahead of Cobap Boxing Club’s 16.
They completed a clean sweep in the elite category (18 years and above), securing 33 points, with UPDF Boxing Club finishing runners-up on 21.
The championship drew more than 700 pugilists from 44 clubs nationwide, including participants from districts such as Mbale, Kaliro, Arua, Fort Portal, and Bududa—highlighting both the scale and growing competitiveness of the event.
The closing ceremony attracted several prominent figures, including Uganda Boxing Federation (UBF) president Moses Muhangi, former Uganda Table Tennis Federation president Robert Jjaggwe, and musicians Mark de Urban and Navio Kigozi.
Muhangi emphasized that the championship serves as a critical talent identification platform, revealing that standout performers across all categories will form the core of Uganda’s preparations for upcoming international assignments, including the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
He further noted that the federation is focused on rebuilding a formidable national team, The Bombers, ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games and the 2028 Olympic qualifiers.
Reaffirming the federation’s long-term vision, Muhangi pledged continued investment in the sport’s development—from grassroots to elite level—through improved infrastructure and the integration of amateur and professional boxing under a unified administrative structure.
