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Kenya's Praxides Anyango (right) punches Flora Machela of Tanzania during their PST women's super-featherweight title bout at the Edge Convention Centre in Nairobi on October 10, 2025. [UFS BX]
Flawless Kenyan queen Praxides Anyango edged Flora Machela of Tanzania 100-90, 99-91, and 100-90 to successfully defend her Pugilist Syndicate of Tanzania (PST) women’s super-featherweight crown at the Edge Convention Centre in Nairobi on Friday night.
Peerless Congolese hard hitter Lucien ‘Bam Bam’ Botumbe also danced his way to glory in the seven-bout card night promoted by Maurice Odera of UFS BXNG. He outpointed former Ugandan policeman Kenneth Lukyamuzi 98-92, 100-90, and 100-90 to become the new king for the vacant East and Central African middleweight title.
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