Kassim warns Kidunda ahead of WBF title bout    

The Super Middleweight bout, scheduled for Friday, will consist 12 championship rounds, in a day nicknamed ‘The War Night’.

Kassim, who lost to Wellem in an international bout in Mwanza last year, cautioned Kidunda to take the South African ace seriously as he has fast punches and is always looking for a knockout punch.

The Morogoro pugilist said that Wellem is a young boxer looking to rise to prominence in the African boxing scene.

He disclosed the South African boxer is energetic, a quality that is sometimes a challenge for opponents, especially the ones as popular as Kidunda.

“He should not take his bout against Wellem lightly, he should fight him from the beginning to the end without allowing Wellem to be in control, especially in the first rounds because it will bring in problems."

Unlike so many aspiring local professional boxers, Wellem has a solid amateur foundation.

Fighting out of Mdantsane, he featured in 210 fights (200 wins) and won five South African titles, plus a silver medal in the Zone Four Championships and at an international tournament in Germany.

He, since, improved his record to 7-0 (3 KOs), having barely broken a sweat while doing so.

Kassim went on to say his experience in international bouts is what Kidunda should consider the most.

The boxer disclosed: "Once you look at his track record from his previous bouts is an area where a boxer should consider reviewing his prowess and weakness to try and exploit to his advantage, I have trust in Kidunda although this is a different type of fight for him."

With a few days remaining before the bout takes place, Kidunda said that the preparations he made with many tactical reviews will give him hope to win the fight, which he expects to be very competitive.

The pugilist noted: “If our strategy is right, the fight should not go 12 rounds but we are preparing ourselves for 12 rounds.”

"I want to win the WBF belt in the country, even my fans like to see that and I will make sure I don't let them down by winning with enough points and flying the Tanzanian flag well," Kidunda insisted.

The boxer who has a record of playing 10 bouts, seven of which were wins by knockout, revealed his victory in the fight will be a warning for other boxers who wish to challenge him.

Apart from the main fight, there are international undercard fights, one of which will see Tanzanian boxer Loren Japhet take on Zambian Hillary Kataya.

Another fight is between boxer Nassib Ramadhani, who will fight with Namibian Emmanuel Naidjala.