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October 16, 2015 - 0 Comments

AS we wait with bated breath for the World Boxing Council (WBC) gold bantamweight title bout pitting Zambia’s icon Catherine Phiri against champion Yazmin Rivas in Mexico on November 28, there’s a lot of buzz...

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October 9, 2015 - 0 Comments

LAST September 12, former WBC and WBA welterweight champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr bade farewell to an illustrious career that won him fame and wealth over 19 years as a professional. He concluded his remarkable...

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October 9, 2015 - 0 Comments

By GWEN CHIPASULA – A BUOYANT Catherine Phiri says she will not be intimidated fighting World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight gold champion, Yazmin Rivas in her home country, Mexico, on November 28. The WBC named...

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September 25, 2015 - 0 Comments

CONGRATULATIONS, again, to All Africa Games bronze medallist Ben Muziyo for winning an Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) scholarship at the World Boxing Academy in Talgar, Kazakhastan. This puts him in good stead to achieve...

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September 15, 2015 - 0 Comments

By MOSES CHIMFWEMBE and SANDRA MWILA – ZAMBIA Boxing Federation (ZBF) president Thomas Chileshe says the dream to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games (AAG) is still alive despite the boxers’ poor...

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September 10, 2015 - 0 Comments

By MOSES CHIMFWEMBE – BOXER Emmanuel Ngoma yesterday proved to be a thorn in his opponents’ flesh as he produced an outstanding performance to mint Zambia’s first medal at the ongoing 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games...

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September 10, 2015 - 0 Comments

By SANDRA MWILA – ZAMBIA’S female boxing sensation, Catherine Phiri says she is not intimidated with the fighting record of World Boxing Council (WBC) gold bantamweight champion, Yazim Rivas. WBC has sanctioned a mandatory title...

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September 7, 2015 - 0 Comments

From ELIAS CHIPEPO In Brazzaville – COACH Kennedy Kanyanta was yesterday left a satisfied man after his boxers were handed byes in the preliminary round with some just a fight away from entering the medal...

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September 5, 2015 - 0 Comments

By FELIX MALUNGA – AFTER missing out on the medals podium four years ago in Mozambique, Zambia boxers are now eager to make an impression at the 2015 All Africa Games (AAG) in Congo Brazzaville...

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September 3, 2015 - 0 Comments

By MOSES CHIMFWEMBE  and SANDRA MWILA – BOXERS’ quest for silverware at the 11th edition of the All Africa Games (AAG) in Congo Brazzaville has been delayed after the Local Organising Committee (LOC) encountered logistical...

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