Mwakinyo handed one-year ban

The TPBRC banned Mwakinyo due to his decision to boycott his fight that was to be held at Ubungo Plaza in Dar es Salaam on September 29.

Mwakinyo was earlier scheduled to fight Kenya's Rayton Okwiri and there was, later, a change of the opponent a day before his fight night as the Kenyan suffered an injury.

The Tanzanian pugilist was then slated to trade punches with Namibia's Julius Indongo, alias 'Blue Machine'.

Despite the changes, Mwakinyo agreed to fight on one condition- it should not be under the promotion firm that arranged it, given the pugilist had differences with the firm's officials and some pugilists slated for undercard bouts.

Mwakinyo had to pay 4,000 US Dollars for the International Boxing Association (IBA) Light Middleweight title to promote his fight in place of the anonymous promoter the boxer is yet to reveal.

The flamboyant pugilist, alias Tornado, appeared during the weight-in on September 28 and announced his decision to opt out of the bout later that evening due to differences with the promoter.

Mwakinyo, whose official name is Halfan Hythani Hamza, has won 20 fights out of the 23 bouts he has fought since making his debut in 2020 against compatriot, Alibaba Tarimo, on November 29, 2015.

The pugilist has had 23 fights- winning 20 (14 of which are KOs), and three loses.

The Tanga-born boxer is a former World Boxing Federation (WBF) Intercontinental Light Middleweight title winner and held the title twice in 2020 until recently when he was stripped of the title.

He, consequently, rose to the global limelight after clinching the WBF Intercontinental Light Middleweight title twice in 2020.

Mwakinyo boasts a decorated trophy cabinet that includes the Universal Boxing Organization (UBO) International Super Welterweight title won in 2018.

The boxer further clinched the WBF Intercontinental Super Welterweight title in 2020, and the African Boxing Union (ABU) Super Welterweight title in 2021.