Commonwealth Games 2026 (Boxing)
Round of 32 (Welterweight division):
- Abdulwahab Abdulramon (Nigeria) 0-5 Nuhu Batte (Uganda)
Uganda’s welterweight boxer Nuhu Batte outpunched Nigerian Abdulwahab Abdulramon through the spherical of 32 bout on the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow metropolis, Scotland on Friday, twenty fourth July.
Batte received by an unanimous choice from all of the judges 5-0, with dominance all through all of the three rounds.
The Ugandan received 29-26, 28-27, 29-26, 28-27 and 29-26.
Using his longer attain and better mobility, Bomber Batte was aggressive all through.
The technique handsomely paid off as he overturned a primary spherical scare.
He scored impressively from the all of the judges’ playing cards to outscore the Nigerian over the subsequent two, advance to the subsequent spherical, and hold his and Uganda’s medsl hopes alive.
The Bombers will proceed their marketing campaign on Saturday when gentle heavyweight Alfred Ojok takes on Niue’s Anitelea Launiu, whereas Ibrahim Khemis faces Zambia’s Albert Ngulube.
Away from the boxing ring, Uganda’s girls’s 3×3 basketball group commenced its marketing campaign on Friday with group-stage matches in opposition to the Cayman Islands, Kenya and Jamaica.
Team Uganda trounced the Cayman Islands 21-07 within the opener, defeated Jamaica and accomplished the rout with a 21-5 victory over Kenya.
Melissa Akullo, Jane Asinde, Jamila Nansikombi and Perus Nyamwenge are the 4 gamers on Uganda’s Basketball group.
Uganda may even have athletes in motion in para-powerlifting, swimming, and para-swimming because the nation’s quest for medals begins throughout a number of disciplines.
Uganda is once more in motion on Saturday, twenty fifth July 2026 in Boxing, Netball and Swimming.
