Malawian boxer beats Ghanaian

  1. Posted on Wednesday 17 September 2008 - 11:09
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    Harry Mangulenje, AfricaNews reporter in Blantyre, Malawi
    A Malawian boxer living in South Africa Isaac Chilemba has won Africa Union Super middleweight championship after defeating an opponent Charles Adamu from Ghana in a ten round bout.
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    Chilemba beat his Ghanaian opponent by points to win the African Super title, according to Ses’fikile Sport wrap website of SABC. He left Malawi two years ago for South Africa to join a boxing club after obtaining a professional license from Malawi Boxing Association (MABA), where he is also a registered member.

    He grew up in Blantyre where he was trained by former Malawi national boxing coach Anderson Kazembe at Blantyre Youth Centre (BYC).

    The SABC report said the two finished all the 10 rounds prompting the judges to screen their points where the Malawian accumulated more than his Ghanaian fellow.

    The Malawian coach, Kazembe said he is not surprised with the news because Chilemba is becoming a master in modern fighting skills. He said he thinks if the boxer carries on his rhythm, he would be an ideal candidate for Olympic 2012 in London.

    Kazembe said the past six weeks he has been in South Africa watching some non-title bouts involving Chilemba and some South Africa fighters, saying he is confident the lad would rise to great heights.

    He said he also visited Durundt Boxing club where Chilemba is plying his trade as a professional fighter. “Chilemba is a determined, focused and ambitious boxer; it is not surprising that he has now started realizing his dreams. And in South Africa the environment is good for boxing, so personally I expect more from Chilemba,” he said.

    Kazembe has locally produced a number of boxers including the current undefeated local fighter Wilson Masamba, Osgood Kayuni, Isaac Mazinyane (currently in South Africa), and Chilemba among others.

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