In further attempt to create lasting harmony in Uganda’s golden sport, the Uganda boxing federation has called for a stakeholders meeting on Wednesday 11th, March, 2026 at Ibamba restaurant in Kamwokya.
The half-day meeting that starts at 9am is expected to draw legit and genuine boxing promoters, managers, matchmakers and agents.
Moses Muhangi, the Uganda boxing federation president told this website that the move is to create multiple openings for differing voices to get extra knowledge about the new sports Act and also accommodation for sanity.
There will also be issuance of licenses to promoters who applied for licensing in UBF as per the new law.
“We have had several engagements before since the new sports act was enacted. We even invited promoters to register with the federation to acquire licenses and continue to do their work as per the law but some have remained unwilling. Nobody is blocking any promoter, but there has to be streamlining and procedures followed to restore professionalism for the good of professional boxing,” he noted.
Last week, the State minister for sports Peter Ogwang met with members of the Uganda professional boxing commission (UPBC) – a body (without legal status) that was running professional boxing in the country before the new sports law put both amateur and professional boxing under one roof -rendering UPBC a defunct status.
On a short notice, the minister also invited Muhangi, who wondered whether the minister knew that the meeting only had about two and inactive promoters out of over the 20 attendees.
The meeting that was also attended by former federation leaders, followed a petition by Emanuel Mwesigwa of Great Strikers, who reported that Muhangi had refused to sanction their event – which Muhangi denied saying that the federation did not formally receive any sanctioning request, but rather a notice.
Despite not being sanctioned, the event took place last week on minister Ogwang’s clearance which Muhangi says was irregular and abrogates the law the minister himself pushed for in parliament.
“The attendees, many of whom are irked by the federation reforms to clean up the sport, convinced the minister that we had locked them outside. The minister asked for a stakeholders meeting which we have swiftly organized. We have invited them and copied-in the invite to all relevant authorities, including the minister. I hope he can find time and pass by to witness what we have all along been telling him if at all they (UPBC) turn up,” Muhangi noted.
“Most of those who claim to be promoters are not whilst many are inactive. They are avoiding streamlining and reforms because some have before cheated boxers, service providers and the boxing fans. We ask for basic information for registration which includes company address and registration proof, proof of contract, proof of medical facility including an ambulance, proof of active boxers and other as per rules of the game.”
Despite some defying the earlier call for registration, a number of promoters have already registered with the Uganda professional boxing commission led by Maureen Mulangira – the former UPBC treasurer and deputised by Babu Hussein from Nara promotions -the biggest local boxing promotions and management company.
The dissatisfied UPBC members led by interim chairman Eddie Bazira want the minister to give a direction for them without any process to directly join the federation and independently run professional boxing which is against the federation’s constitution.
