Kasongo’s fighters sweep titles at Wangila Memorial Cup
What you need to know:
- Kasonga’s team, Omar Kasongo Sports Academy, were crowned the champions of the 11th edition of the Robert Wangila Memorial Cup at Jericho Social Hall on Saturday in a thrilling event watched by a huge crowd that filled the Hall and had many other spectators standing on the doorways.
- Kayole’s welter-weight, Benson Akhasamba, was voted the promising boxer after he lost to Kennedy Omondi (Queen of Peace) on a split point decision.
- In the only women’s bout, Beatrice Akoth (Box-Girl) defeated Angela Akoth (Embakasi) on points in a controversial decision that was booed by the crowd.
A former Kenya’s heavyweight boxer, Ahmed Omar Kasongo, who won gold medals in both the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada and 1995 All Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe is proving to be a successful boxing tactician.
Kasonga’s team, Omar Kasongo Sports Academy, were crowned the champions of the 11th edition of the Robert Wangila Memorial Cup at Jericho Social Hall on Saturday in a thrilling event watched by a huge crowd that filled the Hall and had many other spectators standing on the doorways.
Kasongo said: “We have won with seven pugilists, God willing I will have a full team of 10 boxers next year. I train the boys five days in a week, Monday to Friday.”
Thirteen teams took part in the championship. Kentrack were second behind OKSA, while Kayole took third position.
Kasongo Academy’s middleweight pugilist, Denzel Onyango, had the shortest bout of the tournament when he knocked out his opponent, Dan Oluoch (Kayole) with a left hook to the jaw in the first round of their scheduled three rounds final contest.
The other bout that failed to go full distance was in lightweight division that Stanley Ogutu (Kentrack), who was voted the best boxer of the tournament, knocked out Fredrick Omondi (Thailand) with a left uppercut in the second round.
Kayole’s welter-weight, Benson Akhasamba, was voted the promising boxer after he lost to Kennedy Omondi (Queen of Peace) on a split point decision.
In the only women’s bout, Beatrice Akoth (Box-Girl) defeated Angela Akoth (Embakasi) on points in a controversial decision that was booed by the crowd.
