Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) topped both the men's and women's standings at the second leg of the 2026 National Boxing League, held over three action-packed days at the iconic Mama Ngina Waterfront in Mombasa.
The event attracted 102 boxers-86 men and 16 women- from 18 clubs across the country.
KDF had an impressive 13 boxers reach the finals, amassing 27 points to comfortably finish ahead of defending champions Kenya Police, who had six finalists and collected 16 points.
Fast-rising Kasarani Youth Boxing Club, coached by Benjamin Musyoka, finished third after four of their boxers reached the finals to earn eight points, two ahead of Nakuru-based Sombea Boxing Club.
In the women's standings, KDF also emerged champions with eight points, followed by Summit Boxing Club of Kisumu on six. Vihiga County finished third with four points, narrowly edging Kenya Police, who managed three.
While KDF dominated the overall standings, two of their lesser-known boxers stole the headlines. Super heavyweight Geoffrey Ayacko produced the biggest upset of the tournament with a commanding 5-0 unanimous-decision victory over African Championships silver medallist Clinton Macharia of Kenya Police.
In the light-welterweight division, Pius Macharia, who developed through Umoja Boxing Club under coach Mike Munga before joining KDF, stunned African bronze medallist Aloice Vincent of Kenya Prisons with a hard-fought 3-2 split-decision victory.
Despite the upsets, several established stars lived up to expectations by booking places in the finals. Glasgow-bound Amina Martha, reigning African light-middleweight champion Boniface Mogunde and Robert Okaka all advanced with polished performances.
Mogunde continued his fierce rivalry with KDF's Alvin Oduor, securing a deserved 4-1 points victory in another absorbing contest.
In the lightweight division, 2022 African silver medallist Samuel Njau of KDF suffered a surprise 3-2 defeat to the fast-improving Benedict Juma of Kasarani Youth Boxing Club. Juma had earlier signalled his intentions with a dominant 5-0 victory over Mombasa's Vincent Ochieng.
Former Africa Zone Three featherweight silver medallist Mwinyi Kombo also endured a disappointing outing, losing 5-0 by unanimous decision to Eutican Wanjohi of Githurai 44 Boxing Club.
In the women's competition, Damacline Boyani of Kasarani Youth edged Jane Wangare of Kenya Prisons 3-2 in the 48kg division. KDF's Veronicah Mbithe delivered one of the day's most convincing performances, defeating Dora Mkacharo 5-0 in the 50–52kg category.
Glasgow-bound Amina Martha further strengthened her credentials with a commanding 5-0 victory over Pauline Chege in the 54kg division, while Doreen Akinyi, Josephine Adhiambo and Juliet Opondo also progressed with impressive wins.
Elsewhere, Morris Kimani edged Abdi, Mohammed 3-2 in the minimumweight division, Kelvin Kimani forced a first-round referee stoppage against Abdallah Juma in the flyweight contest, and Dennis Muthama claimed a narrow 3-2 victory over Emmanuel Otieno at bantamweight.
Red Samuel Ndiema cruised to a convincing 5-0 welterweight victory over Musa Juma, while Edwin Okongo, Chris Ochanda, and Robert Okaka all recorded dominant unanimous-decision wins to round off another memorable day of championship boxing.