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January 15, 2016 - 0 Comments

LATELY, Zambia Boxing Federation (ZBF) president Thomas Chileshe and national team coach Kennedy Kanyanta have been in the news for all the wrong reasons. To be precise, a fortnight ago (January 2, 2016) they made...

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January 6, 2016 - 0 Comments

By ADRIAN MWANZA – THE Central Province Boxing Association (CPBA) has jumped to the defence of the under-fire Zambia Boxing Federation (ZBF) executive, accusing the Midlands Amateur Boxing Association (MABA) of fanning confusion. CPBA chairperson,...

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January 5, 2016 - 0 Comments

By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA – ZAMBIA Boxing Federation (ZBF) vice-president Kennedy Mubita has differed with his secretary general Caesar Musuku on the need to appear before the Sports Council (SCZ) this Thursday. Mubita insisted that he...

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December 28, 2015 - 0 Comments

By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA – THE Midlands Boxing Association (MABA) yesterday launched a scathing attack against the Zambia Boxing Federation (ZBF) branding the executive committee as ‘corrupt’. MABA acting president Christian Kalima has since called on...

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December 25, 2015 - 0 Comments

THE heavyweight division appears to be on a trajectory to becoming glamorous again with the departure of the two boring Ukrainian titanic brothers Vitali and Wladmir Klitschko, who dominated the scene for about a decade...

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December 4, 2015 - 0 Comments

By SANDRA MWILA – ZAMBIAN female boxing sensation Catherine Phiri says the continued postponement of her World Boxing Council (WBC) gold bantamweight fight against Yazim Rivas has disturbed her plans. Catherine, who is challenging WBC...

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November 8, 2015 - 0 Comments

By MOSES CHIMFWEMBE – COACH Kennedy Kanyanta has expressed worry over the delay to have boxer Ben Muziyo sent for high-level training in Kazakhstan ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympics qualifiers billed for March next...

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November 2, 2015 - 0 Comments

By Gwen Chipasula – WORLD Boxing Council (WBC) president Mauricio Suleiman has showered praise on Catherine Phiri for ‘having a heart of lion’ by accepting the challenge for the title outside Zambia. Suleiman said he...

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October 21, 2015 - 0 Comments

By MOSES CHIMFWEMBE – BOXING coach Kennedy Kanyanta says he will not guide the national team to the Rio 2016 Olympic qualifier billed for March next year in Cameroon if the squad is not accorded...

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October 20, 2015 - 0 Comments

By SANDRA MWILA – CATHERINE Phiri’s World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight gold title fight against champion, Yazmin Rivas, has been moved from November 28 to December 5, in Mexico. The fight has been deferred by...

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