Lightweight Kapia to take on Ntshingana

NAMIBIAN boxer Paulus Kapia will square up against South Africa’s Siviwe Ntshingana in Windhoek on February 28 for the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBA) lightweight title.

Boxing promoter Kinda Nangolo of Kinda Promotions says the fight will serve as the main bout on the night which will also see six undercards.
The event will be held at the TransNamib Hall in Windhoek and the fights will start at 18h30.
The main supporting bout will feature current flyweight champion Joseph ‘Smockey’ Hilongwa who will face Zimbabwe’s Tinashe Madziwan.
Kapia has a professional record of nine fights – seven wins, two losses and three knockouts, while the South African is slightly more experienced with six wins and five KOs from his 11 fights.
Kapia last fought on August 2 last year against Jatileni Jatileni and won on points, but prior to that fight, he was banned by the Namibia Professional Boxing and Wrestling Control Board after he did not want to accept a decision by the judges in a fight at Swakopmund in 2007.
Hilongwa has a professional record of seven fights – six wins and one loss, with one KO, but Nangolo could not provide the record of his opponent.
In the undercards, the most prominent names boxer will be Namibia’s Gottlieb Ndokosho from the Tobias Nashilongo stable, who will take on Tommy Nakashimba from Tiger Cage in a featherweight fight. Nakashimba is also Namibian.
Jatileni Jatileni, who is trained by Mistake Gariseb, meets his Namibian counterpart Mandume Pohamba in a welterweight fight.
Pohamba will make his debut in the paid ranks.
Kinda said other boxers who will be in action include Swakopmund’s Danny Boy Albinu, who will face with Samuel Kapapu in a lightweight bout.
Kapapu is from the Tobias Nashilongo stable.
Kinda said he is carrying the costs of the tournament and has no sponsors at this stage.
‘I appeal to anyone who can give a helping hand to do so. We are trying to promote professional boxing and any assistance from the corporate community will be appreciated,’ he said.