
By: Badru Katumba & Joel Muyita
Uganda’s top female kick boxer Patricia Apolot continued her dominance in the ring with yet another wonderful display.
Barely a week after succeeding in Greece, Apolot returned to the ring on Saturday to defend her intercontinental title.
In a fight dubbed the Reign of Giants, Apolot managed to defeat Austria’s Carina Greimel at the MTN Arena,Lugogo.
Popularly known as the “Black Pearl” Apolot was announced the winner in the 4th round on points to defend her intercontinental title for the 3rd time in a row.
The 26 year old fighter has continued to raise in prominence every passing event. Last week, she defeated Katerina Abdalla in Santrina,Greece.
She will now shift focus to another international fight in Hungary June before wrapping up the year with a fight in Teso region where she hails from.
In the other major fights on the night, Alex Masiko defeated Alexander Dokter (from Austria) by knockout while Mubiru Shakey also got victory over Kenya’s Kevin Miruka.