By SANDRA MWILA –
BOXER Chester Simpungwe was yesterday clobbered by Bwalya Lumbwe during the ongoing Midlands Amateur Boxing Association (MABA) tournament under the auspices of the Zambia Agriculture and Commercial Show in Lusaka.
That hammering was enough reason for coach Kennedy Kanyanta to drop Simpungwe from the provisional 14-member squad preparing for the African Federations Boxing Championship (AFBC) slated for Morocco next weekend.
Lumbwe was dominated in the ring to pick up a 3-0 win over Simpungwe to guarantee himself a place in the final seven member squad that will compete in the tournament set for August 15 to 22.
National team coach Kennedy Kanyanta said he decided to drop Simpungwe as the boxer failed to impress.
The AFBC tournament will see rated boxers from the African championship qualify to the Congo Brazzaville 2015 All Africa Games.
Meanwhile, Green Buffaloes boxers mercilessly clobbered their opponents to win the 2015 Inter club Agricultural show championship.
With the inter club championship setting the fans mood in the boxing arena ahead of the national championship that got underway yesterday, bantamweight Bruce Kagowa knocked out Tyson Zulu of Rising Hope in the first round to kickstart Buffaloes dominance.
Stanley Zimba outclassed Isaac Chibwe via a unanimous point decision point decision in another bantamweight contest before Kenneth Kasongo pounded Chanda Mwanabusuku of Rising Hope.
Davy Mwale of Oriental Quarries Boxing Promotions (OQBP) knocked out his club-mate Shadreck Banda in the first round of a flyweight bout while Felix Katongo of Red Arrows hammered Patrick Banda of Young Armoury to win on unanimous points.
Mukani Bulanga of Young Armoury beat Emmanuel Sikwaze to win on unanimously point decision in a mosquito weight category while Chibwe Chisanga of Rising Hope outclassed Mwila Kapobashwa from Coppwerbelt to win on split point decision.
In a female bout, Alice Mbewe of Exodus outclassed Jessy Phiri of Zambia National Services (ZNS) via unanimous point decision in a flyweight contest.
