Boxing fans in all corners of the country have to brace themselves for top action as Kamuzu Barracks Boxing Club embarks on a country-wide tour during which all the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) based boxers will be involved in action. The tour starts this Sunday, July 7, 2013 with a mouthwatering non-title bout involving soldiers Osgood ‘Punisher’ […]
Zimbabwean boxer Brian Mwando has cried foul over the decision to give Malawi’s middleweight champion Alick Mwenda a split decision win in an eight round non-title bout at Mkango Lodge in Blantyre on Sunday. The result left Mwando’s camp seething with rage as he considered that he was robbed of victory over the Malawi Defence Force […]
South Africa based Malawian boxer Isaac Chilemba has said Tony Bellew is not better than him despite losing on unanimous points decision in the WBC light-heavyweight title eliminator held at O2 Arena in London. Two judges scored the bout 116-112 and the third judge 117-112 to Bellew to deny the Malawian boxing icon a shot […]
A Zimbabwean but Zambian based boxer Charles Manyuchi on Friday silently sneaked out of the Malawi ahead of his much publicized international fight against Malawian boxer Chimwemwe Chiotcha on Sunday May 26th, 2013. The bout was being organized under the Mulanje Last Boxing Promotion and was scheduled to take place at the BAT ground in the […]
Malawi’s ‘Golden Boy’ Isaac Chilemba says he will not leave it to the judges to decide in his return match with Tony Bellew on Saturday night at the O2 Arena London, saying he will go for straight win. To be shown live on Sky Sports (UK) and Super Sport (Malawi), the winner of the second […]
Charles Manyuchi, highly rated Zimbabwean boxer based in Zambia arrived on Thursday in Blantyre, Malawi for an eight round non-title middleweight bout against Malawi’s renowned opponent Chimwemwe Chitcha on Sunday at BAT Ground. Manyuchi, who defeated Osgood Kayuni on unanimous points decision in a catch-weight fight in Zambia a month ago, is bubbling with confidence that he would include […]
Malawi’s boxing great Isaac Chilemba arrived in UK on Saturday from US for his WBC light-heavyweight title eliminator against Briton’s Tony Bellew on May 25 at O2 Arena in London. Chilemba’s longtime trainer, Andson Kazembe. who is still part of the Golden Boy’s backroom staff, said he had no more details about where he is training. “He has arrived in […]
Boxing fans in the country will watch a blow by blow account of boxing pugilist Isaac Miguel Chilemba in a rematch against British boxer Tony Bellew for the world’s WBC light-heavyweight eliminator bout set for o2 Arena in London on May 25. The winner would be a mandatory challenger to champion Chad Dawson. The bout will […]
Malawi’s boxing icon Isaac ‘Golden Boy’ Chilemba has placed himself among the elite in his WBC lightweight category after being ranked the highest in Africa and 12th in the world, according to latest rankings released by the body for the month of April. Chilemba’s opponent in the World Boxing Championship (WBC) light heavyweight eliminator match on […]
Malawi’s ‘Golden Boy’ Isaac Cholemba and Englishman Tony Bellew’s rematch will be held on May 25 at the O2 Arena in South-East London, it has been announced. The bout will be held on the undercard of Carl Froch’s world title unification fight with Mikkel Kessler. Chilemba and Bellew fought to a frustrating draw in their first encounter, […]
The pride of Malawi, boxing ‘Golden Boy’ Isaac Chilemba drew with rival Tony Bellew in a light-heavyweight encounter at Liverpool Echo Arena on Saturday night after the judges could not find anything between them over twelve gruelling rounds. Before the Liverpool bout, Chilemba had only lost one bout in his 22-fight career, drawing once, and […]
Malawi’s ‘Golden Boy’ Issaac Chilemba has has assured the fans that he has the “knockout power” to take down Englishman Anthony Bellew, in this Saturday’s World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight final elimination fight slated for Liverpool Echo Arena . Chilemba told Nyasa Times from Liverpool, England that he was all set for the 12-round […]
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 has successfully defended her World Boxing Forum (WBF) African belt after beating Hapiness Nkhoma in an exciting fight at Nankhaka stadium in Lilongwe on Saturday. Nkhoma made her way into the ring with Zahara’s song Loliwe blazing through the speakers cheered on by the crowd. Then Mtimaukanena emerged with […]
Zomba-based boxer Bright M’doka has come out of his cocoon to challenge veteran pugilist Perpetual Mkandawire in an eight-round professional non-title bout. The fight has been scheduled to take place at Area 30 in Lilongwe on February 24 courtesy of Tasamota Boxing Promotions. The 22-year-old M’doka told Nyasa Times that the bout will shape him […]
There was tears of disgrace and remorse at Motel Paradise, Blantyre when Malawi’s top female boxer Agnes Mtimaukanena and her Zimbabwean fiance, Brian Mwando lost their respective bouts. Mtimaukanena lost on points in six-round non-title bout to a Zimbabwe’s female opponent, Fortunate Chidzivo. The ladies’ fight was the main curtain-raiser for the international middleweight non-title fight between […]
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 […]