Renowned boxing coach Andson Kazembe has urged Malawian female boxer Agnes Mtimaukanena Mwando to go for rematch after losing to Zambian boxer Lolita Muzeya in the WBC welterweight title fight held in Zimbabwe on Friday. Kazembe, who is based in South Africa and is also trainer to Malawi’s reputable lightweight boxer, Isaac Chilemba, said Mtimaukanena […]
One of the country’s top female boxer Agness Mtimaukanena Mwando has left the country for Harare, Zimbabwe ahead of her WBC title fight against Zimbabwe’s Lolitha Muzeya. Mtimaukanena and Muzeya are scheduled to fight for the Welter weight title on Friday 14 October, 2016. Speaking before departure at Chileka international airport in Blantyre on Sunday, […]
Alufandika Boxing Stable has partnered with Olli Meat Products in a deal which will see the meat company support Agnes Mtimaukanena Mwando and Brian Mwando in their upcoming fights. Speaking after unveiling the partnership in Blantyre, John Kachali, a representative of Olli Meat Products during the occasion said they felt obliged to support the boxing […]
Malawian female boxerAgnes Mtimaukanena-Mwando ended her two-year break from the boxing ring on Sunday night when she outclassed Tanzanian Amina Mhubira in a six-round middleweight non-title bout at Robin’s Park in Blantyre. All the judges Yolanda Kaitano, Desire Kambewa and Nginjale Chitenje all gave the Malawian boxer 60-52, 60-52 and 63-44 points. Mtimaukanena dominated Mhubira […]
Malawian boxers got the better of their Zimbabwean counterparts over the weekend in a non-title fight bouts staged at Robins Park in Blantyre. Malawi based Zimbabwe boxer Brian Mwando, who is also married to a Malawian female boxer Agnes Mtimaukanena, lost to Charles Misanjo on points through unanimous decision in welterweight rematch. But the Zimbabwean […]
Pressure Is mounting on Malawi government authorities to revisit the country’s laws that allow young girls to get married at the age of 16 and also allow them to marry at the age of 15 with parental consent. The latest pressure is from a local NGO Girl’s Empowerment Network (GENET) which has described the law […]
Malawi’s boxing queen Agnes Mtimaukanena’s IBF inter-continental female Welterweight bout against Kenya’s Florence Muthoni, billed for July 27 has been called off. According to Eastboxing.com the bout has been cancelled after failing to live up to expectations. Eastboxing.com stated that: “The Kenyan beautiful Florence Muthoni’s date with Pricess Agnes Mtimaukanena of Malawi’s rumble has been postponed after […]
In a twist of events, the World Boxing Forum (WBF), a body that sanctioned the bout between Agnes Mtimaukanena and Happiness Nkhoma last weekend in Lilongwe has stripped Malawi’s top female boxers of the belt and has since declared the welterweight category vacant. WBF declared the welterweight fight null and void on Monday. According to […]
Malawi’s top female boxer, Agnes Mtimaukanena is on Friday evening set to prove her punching skills that earned her a continental belt in a double-title bout against Ugandan, Shabila Namaaga at Robins Park, Blantyre. Mtimaukanena is expected to defend her World Boxing Forum (WBF) title she won earlier this year against Namaaga in 10-round fight […]
A friend in need is a friend indeed, so the saying goes. The adage proved true to communities surrounding Lake Chirwa in Phalombe district when representatives from Pharmanova Malawi Limited donated MK250,000 worth of medical supplies and water guard to help ease the cholera problem facing the residents. Statistics from the district’s health office show […]
Boxing promoter Stephen Mawezi Msiska of Mawezi Freight Handlers, who sponsored the international women’s World Boxing Forum/Africa (WBF) championship, has advised the Malawi Boxing Association (MABA) to change its attitude towards boxers and the promoters if the sport is to develop in the country. Mawezi said this following the questioning by MABA about the credibility […]
President Joyce Banda on Sunday gave Malawi’s only female boxing pugilist Agness Mtimaukanena half a million Kwacha after making the nation proud when she recently won the light middleweight World Boxing Federation (WBF) belt. Mtimaukanena, 20, outsmarted Kenyan Susan Adezo to win the title. Meeting President Joyce Banda at the official Mtunthama State House in the capital […]