With live coverage on NTV, the local boxing fraternity started the day on a bright note but Saturday night turned disastrous for the sport as fans rioted at Lugogo Indoor Stadium arena to stop the controversial fight between Isaac 'Zebra' Ssenyange and Haruna Hassan Ddiba 'Banabana,' write Moses Mugalu and Elly Kyeyune.
There were chaotic scenes as rowdy fans pelted objects into the ring while others in the audience engaged in scuffles after the fifth of the ten-round scheduled middleweight bout. The ugly scenes erupted after Benjamin Mukasa, vice president (technical) of sanctioning body, Uganda Boxing Union (UBU), stepped into the ring to cancel the fight.
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