Kakembo sets sights on ABU title defence

After failing to claim the WBO African featherweight title, boxer Edward Kakembo has set his sights on defending the African Boxing Union (ABU) featherweight title next month.

Kakembo lost to Ghana's Isaac Dogboe in Accra on Saturday.

Despite succumbing to a technical knockout (TKO) in the 6^th round of the 10-round bout, Kakembo attributed his defeat to food poisoning from the famous West African dish ‘Fufu'.

It was the first loss for Kakembo (11-1, 3 KOs) who beat Waidi 'Skoro' Usman of Nigeria to win the ABU title in Lagos in December.

According to the former national boxer, arrangements are being made for him to defend the title in Windhoek, Namibia next month.

The southpaw boxer is optimistic of reinstating his record on the positive side with another shot in Windhoek.

"I would have loved to defend my title in front of my fans. Unfortunately, Ugandan fight promoters are very poor. I have no option but to venture out" Kakembo said.

"All the same, I have no worries. I am ready to travel to Namibia because I am a fighter" he added.

For now, the boxer has taken a brief time out from training in order to regain more energy.