Iringa, Mbeya boxers to take part in fights

13Apr 2023
By Guardian Reporter
Dar es Salaam
Sport
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Iringa, Mbeya boxers to take part in fights

BOXING promotion in Tanzania is gaining momentum, with non-title fights set to take place in Mafinga, Iringa on April 29.

Dar es Salaam female boxer, Halima Yazidu, is one of the boxers lined up for non-title fights that will take place in Mafinga, Iringa later this month.

Omary Yazidu, the bouts' organizer, stated that about eight bouts have been slated for the day, with all of them taking place at Mam Hall.

In the day's first fight, Iringa's Hussein Maige will trade blows with Makambako's Razack Malatu in a 52kg fight that will stretch for four rounds.

George Mwenda of Makambako will take the ring to trade blows with Iringa's Elia Joseph in a four-round 61kg bout.

Iringa's Kelvin Fidelis has been paired against Songea's Hosea Timothea in a six-round 76kg fight, followed by the six-round 63kg fight pitting Thomas Hau of Iringa against Lujewa's David Mpumbaa.

In the day's other bouts bringing together female boxers, Dar es Salaam's Halima Yazidu 'Mafia Lady' will trade punches with Waridi Waziri of Morogoro in a 54kg bout that will stretch for four rounds.

It will be an opportunity for Halima to prove she still has what it takes to excel in competitive bouts, much as she has not been in action for over three years.

Halima last took part in an international, non-title Bantamweight bout against Malawi's Catherine Phiri, which took place at City Mall, Solwezi in Malawi on April 28, 2018, and ended with Catherine cruising to a Knockout (KO) win.

Before the bout, Halima, fighting in the Featherweight division, had commanded a KO win over compatriot, Amina Ally, in a non-title four-round bout held in Dar es Salaam on October 22, 2017.

Halima's record lately stands at four victories (1 KO), and one loss (KO). 

In female boxers' other bout- a 90kg bout stretching four rounds- Makambako's Deborah Mwenda is set to confront Rukwa's Suzan Mahenge.

There will further be a six-round 90kg bout that will see Daudi Deus of Morogoro take on Amos Kaduma of Makambako.

A 66kg fight stretching six rounds pitting Mafinga's Daniel Kamanga against James Ntanga of Songea will wind up the showdown.    

Yazidu, the former prominent professional boxer, disclosed Mafinga District Commissioner Boyd Kaonga will grace the bouts.

According to the organizer, the fights have been sponsored by Kitivo Mungai of Mafinga-based Joseph & Mary Trust Fund and Maneju Kihwelo of Makambako-based KAS Boxing Promotion.

Yazidu was adamant that hosting the bouts in Mafinga is all about the domestic boxing stakeholders' efforts to effectively promote the sport in Southern Highlands regions.

Preparations for the fights, according to the organizer, are going on smoothly.

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