Volodymyr Prodyvus, the International Boxing Association (IBA) vice president believes Uganda can still reclaim its top seat among the world’s boxing heavyweights if the sport is massively invested in.

Volodymyr who is on a four-day visit in Uganda revealed this while at COBAP boxing in Lubya a Kampala suburb in Lubaga Municipality.

He urged different stakeholders to copy his country Ukraine that has invested millions of dollars in setting up infrastructures for Ugandan boxing to return to greatness.

“World over Uganda’s boxing history is written on the walls.

The talent here is unmatched, unrivaled and undoubted. It's unfortunate that the sport has dragged back in the last few decades.”

Prodyvus who is the first IBA vice president to Russia’s Umar Kremlev noted.

Adding that;

“What I have observed here is the fact that if all stakeholders come out and invest massively in the sport, there is no doubt boxing in Uganda will rise again”

Volodymyr, a former member of Parliament 2012-2014 in the Ukrainian government, spared time to tip some of the elite boxers and coaches’ new boxing techniques and skills on top of inspiring them of how they can box their way to the top.

The former Ukrainian boxer also had a pad work training session with boxers Brenda Muduwa and Ukasha Matovu whom he urged on how to be lethal and ruthless in the ring.

“I urge your coaches to do more research on new Olympic boxing techniques. Research is key to developing good boxers.

It is one area Ukraine is currently one of the leading giants in boxing world over”

The soft-spoken administrator who travelled with a translator donated an Olympic standard ring to COBAP boxing club on top of training gears that included gloves, training pads.

He gifted boxers fully signed souvenirs from current WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO world champion Oleksandr Usyk and former world champion Wladimir Klitschko, the Mayor of Kiev.

Moses Muhangi, the Uganda boxing federation (UBF) president believes Volodymyr’s visit is a sign of a collaborative effort between IBA and Ugandan boxing aimed at developing the sport from the grassroot.

“Previously we have had the IBA president Kremlev visiting us twice. Now it is his first vice president. It clearly shows our relationship with the world governing body is good. Our plan is to use it to develop our sport”.