Baluka takes boxing title

OSHAKATI – The two-day Nedbank-sponsored National Senior Boxing Championships, which ended at Oshakati at the weekend, crowned Johannes Baluka from the Khomas Region as the best boxer of the event.

Baluka took home a trophy, while other boxers recognised for their good performances during the championships were Tobias Munihango (Karas) and Jacob Paulus (Khomas). Munihango and Paulus were awarded gold and silver medals respectively.The boxing team from the Khomas Region won the tournament, with Deputy Sport Minister Pohamba Shifeta handing them a beautiful trophy.The Khomas Region won the championships with 10 medals and 23 points, followed by the Namibian Police (NamPol) in second position with five medals, and the Erongo Region with three medals in third place.Apart from Baluka, other boxers from the Khomas Region who scooped gold medals in the finals were Samuel Kapapu, Jatoorora Tjingaveta, Actofel Shivute, Desmund Kasuto and Titus Joseph.David Gabriel from NamPol, Ambunda Paulus from the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) and Petrus Shimhanda from the Erongo Region are the three other boxers who collected gold medals for winning their final bouts.The final bouts of the tournament produced only two technical knockouts when Gabriel stopped Frans Naanda from the Erongo Region in the second round, while Paulus also proved too tough to handle for Lazarus Shaningwa from the Far North 2 region.Shaningwa, Naanda, Paulus, Sam Samuel, Immanuel Naindjala, Tommy Nakashimba, Julius Indongo, Matthew Shikongo, Jesaya Hainana and Vaino Iita took home silver medals for reaching the final, while bronze medals went to 17 boxers.Over 100 boxers from all 13 regions of the country as well as teams from NamPol and the NDF participated in the championships, which Nedbank sponsored to the tune of N$100 000.The Secretary General of the Namibia Boxing Federation (NBF), Joe Kaperu, announced towards the end of the tournament that the Namibian national team would participate in an Angolan boxing tournament in Luanda on November 11.NampaMunihango and Paulus were awarded gold and silver medals respectively.The boxing team from the Khomas Region won the tournament, with Deputy Sport Minister Pohamba Shifeta handing them a beautiful trophy.The Khomas Region won the championships with 10 medals and 23 points, followed by the Namibian Police (NamPol) in second position with five medals, and the Erongo Region with three medals in third place.Apart from Baluka, other boxers from the Khomas Region who scooped gold medals in the finals were Samuel Kapapu, Jatoorora Tjingaveta, Actofel Shivute, Desmund Kasuto and Titus Joseph.David Gabriel from NamPol, Ambunda Paulus from the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) and Petrus Shimhanda from the Erongo Region are the three other boxers who collected gold medals for winning their final bouts.The final bouts of the tournament produced only two technical knockouts when Gabriel stopped Frans Naanda from the Erongo Region in the second round, while Paulus also proved too tough to handle for Lazarus Shaningwa from the Far North 2 region.Shaningwa, Naanda, Paulus, Sam Samuel, Immanuel Naindjala, Tommy Nakashimba, Julius Indongo, Matthew Shikongo, Jesaya Hainana and Vaino Iita took home silver medals for reaching the final, while bronze medals went to 17 boxers.Over 100 boxers from all 13 regions of the country as well as teams from NamPol and the NDF participated in the championships, which Nedbank sponsored to the tune of N$100 000.The Secretary General of the Namibia Boxing Federation (NBF), Joe Kaperu, announced towards the end of the tournament that the Namibian national team would participate in an Angolan boxing tournament in Luanda on November 11.Nampa