HELAO NAFIDI – Former two-time world champion Harry ‘The Terminator’ Simon beat Tanzanian boxer Joseph Kaseba here on Saturday, pushing his record to 30 fights undefeated.
Simon won the non-title fight with a technical knock-out in the second round during the Salute boxing bonanza staged at the Helao Nafidi Business Expo hall.
Simon said the fight was “awkward and very easy”, adding that he did not feel like he fought.
Kaseba, who went into the fight with a rib injury sustained in kickboxing fights he specialises in back home, was knocked down in the first round and again in the second round.
“I am not putting blame on anything for my defeat; however I have injuries to my ribs which Simon knew about, so he took advantage of the opportunity,” Kaseba stated.
Both Kaseba and his coach commended Simon for being the legendary boxer he is, saying “they will always respect him” for it.
“Simon is an inspirational fighter; he is among the five best boxers in the world, and I am glad I got this experience,” Kaseba noted.
Simon indicated that his next fight is scheduled for 30 April this year. Details about this fight will still be confirmed.
The fight between Namibia’s Joseph ‘Smokey’ Hailonga and Tinashe Madziwana of Zimbabwe in the bantamweight category caused a bit of a commotion as Madziwana thought the result was not fair when Hailonga was crowned the winner.
The fight, which lasted the whole eight rounds, ended with a unanimous decision from all three judges in favour of the Namibian.
In other fights, Abraham Ndaendapo faced his South African opponent Netshamutshedzi Humbulani in the junior lightweight category, during which Humbulani ‘begged’ for the fight to end in the second round. Ndaendapo won the fight by TKO.
Werner Tobias and Abraham Mbwalala made their professional debut in the junior welterweight category, a fight which saw Tobias win by TKO in the second round.
Immanuel Joseph defeated Elkan Mpadhi in the flyweight category, with another TKO in the second round.
In a junior lightweight fight, Nathanael Sebastian beat Johannes Kutumba on a first round TKO.
In a junior featherweight fight Jonas Mateus defeated Tinashe Mutodza from Zimbabwe by unanimous decision.
David Shinuna beat Amos Enkala in their junior lightweight category in the final round.
Meanwhile, Bethuel ‘Tyson’ Uushona’s fight against Justice Addy from Ghana did not take place. Organisers said the Ghanaian did not have enough time to rest before his fight because his flight to Namibia was delayed. – Nampa
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