Oshitenda boxing tournament huge success – Naule 

The Golden Boxing Academy (GBA) flagship development tournament held at Oshitenda recently ignited fierce competition among some of Namibia’s upcoming and promising boxing stars.

The boxing development tournament that featured over 20 boxers took place in an unusual fashion as it was staged in an open area and attracted a huge crowd of residents from Oshitenda and other communities.

Speaking to The Namibian Sport, GBA promoter Tobias Naule said the set up was great thanks to CastleBet, who came on board to make this year’s event spectacular.

“The weather was really on our side, we were a bit afraid it was going to rain but fortunately it didn’t rain.”

“Residents of Oshityenda definitely appreciated and welcomed the whole event. People came in their hundreds as entry was free of charge. The idea was for us to ensure that community members flock to the event to support our amateur boxers, and that paid off handsomely,” said Naule.

Promising talent Titus Mutewa was named the boxer of the tournament as he clinched a glittering trophy and a cool N$5 000 voucher for boxing gear which includes gloves, skipping rope and training shoes to help with his training sessions, all with the compliments of CastleBet.

“Winners were awarded gold medals, with runners-up taking home silver medals for their troubles on the day.”

“We are looking at hosting the same event in a different region either in the Oshana or Erongo region, however, we have not yet set a date for that but it is surely going to happen later this year,” revealed Naule.

As for the inclusion of female boxers, the young boxing promoter said he was impressed to see two female boxers taking part in the tournament.

“As GBA, we want to see more female boxers coming onboard, and join male-domainated sports like boxing,” he said.

“Grassroots sport development provides an opportunity to identify and nurture young talent from an early age. This is vital for building a sustainable future for sport in Namibia.”

He said sport development ensures that there is a steady pipeline of skilled athletes who can progress to higher levels of competition both regionally, continentally and on the global arena.

“The academy would like to say thanks for the support from the community members of Oshitenda and Sebby Sheuyange, and most importantly, CastleBet Namibia for their generous support.”

He said gold medals were handed to the winners by businessman David Shiiwa while the silver medals were presented by Namibia’s professional pugilist Jeremiah ‘Low-Key’ Nakathila and Mateus ‘The Beast’ Heita.