Ntege Musa

Musa Ntege is a Ugandan professional boxer who competes in the cruiserweight division. He is best known for winning and defending the East & Central Africa Cruiserweight Title.

Early life Ntege comes from Nansana, Wakiso District, Uganda, and has combined boxing with work outside the sport, including employment in an abattoir.

Professional career

Debut and rise Ntege made his professional debut in 2015. By 2019 he had established himself as a strong regional contender, claiming the East & Central Africa Cruiserweight Title after defeating Tanzanian Paul Kamatha in Dar es Salaam.

Title defenses He defended the title against Tanzanian Imani Kawaya in 2022, and later against Shaban Hamadi Jongo on 4 November 2022, winning by technical knockout in the sixth round.

Continental challenges In March 2023, Ntege fought former IBO super middleweight champion Thomas Oosthuizen in South Africa for the vacant African Boxing Union Cruiserweight Title, but lost by first-round stoppage.

Later that year, he faced Syrian-German boxer Mohammed Bekdash in Abu Dhabi but was defeated by technical knockout after 1:38 of the first round. Ntege later denied claims that the fight had been "sold".

Professional boxing record + Professional record summary Result Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes Loss 9–7 Tamba Merlin TKO 1 (~0:55) Feb 2025 Dubai, Non-title bout Loss 9–6 Abdul Njego — 2 Jun 2024 Kampala, Non-title bout Win 9–5 Sharifu Ngobi TKO 1 28 Oct 2023 Kasana, Non-title bout Loss 8–5 Mohammed Bekdash TKO 1 (1:38) 15 Sep 2023 Abu Dhabi, Non-title bout Loss 8–4 Solomon Adebayo UD 8 27 May 2023 Lagos, Non-title bout Loss 8–3 Thomas Oosthuizen TKO 1 (~1:03) 5 Mar 2023 Hammanskraal, For vacant ABU Cruiserweight title Win 8–2 Shaban Hamadi Jongo TKO 6 (10) 4 Nov 2022 Dar es Salaam, Defended East & Central Africa Cruiserweight title Win 7–2 Imani Daudi Kawaya KO 6 Apr 2022 Bombo, Defended East & Central Africa Cruiserweight title Win 6–2 Ignatius Onyango PTS — Nov 2021 Kampala, Non-title bout Win 5–2 Musa Kazungu TKO — Dec 2018 Kampala, Non-title bout Win 4–2 Saul Ivan Male KO — May 2017 Kampala, Non-title bout Loss 3–2 Dig Vijay Singh UD — Oct 2016 Kotkhai, Non-title bout Win 3–1 Robert Ochung TKO — Apr 2016 Kampala, Non-title bout Win 2–1 Joseph Sentongo PTS — Jan 2016 Kampala, Non-title bout Loss 1–1 Bernard Adie — — Nov 2015 Nairobi, Non-title bout Win 1–0 Ayub Wakisadha KO — 14 Jun 2015 Kampala, Professional debut

Titles East & Central Africa Cruiserweight Title (2019–2022)

Personal life Ntege fights under Nara Promotionz and has been open about the challenges of sustaining a boxing career in Uganda.