State of Amateur Boxing in TZ cause for concern

New footage has emerged of the attack at the Tunisian resort of Sousse on Friday, which left 38 people, mostly tourists, dead.

The national team is expected to depart for Lusaka next Wednesday for the Zambia International Amateur Boxing Championship, which gets underway at the end of the month.

A fence-mending deal signed this month by Somalia and Puntland has variously been hailed as a blueprint for stability and state-building in the wake of decades of civil war, and dismissed as a recipe for renewed inter-clan violence.

A former boxer and petty criminal in one of Johannesburg's most notorious neighbourhoods is doing his best to help keep local children away from drugs and crime.

Panting, his red singlet drenched in sweat, he pauses to catch his breath. Ngassima, 18, has taken a few blows in the ring today, he even lost his round but it’s all been worth it in this “fight for peace” in Bangui.

Ashraf Suleiman, a prominent cruiserweight boxer, has decided to turn his back on boxing for judo, hoping to leave a mark on the international stage.

>Famous professional boxer in the country Cosmas Cheka, has outpunched Ramadhan Shauri at the Friends Corner Hotel.

Tanzania’s boxing followers had plenty to feel proud of at the end of last year when the country’s Super Middleweight boxing sensational, Francis Cheka, won the World Boxing Federation (WBF) title in the division with a split point-victory over American, Phillip Williams.

For local boxing fans, the Diamond Jubilee Hall is a place to be today as it hosts a high-profile fight featuring Tanzania’s new boxing sensation Mohamed Matumla Jr and China’s Wang Xiu Hua. Matumla Jr was in high spirits yesterday, raring to outshine the Chinese even though the task he faces this evening is hardly enviable.