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March 14, 2016 - 0 Comments

By Shamaoma Musonda – ORIENTAL Quarries boxer, Emmanuel Ngoma yesterday moved into the medal bracket at the ongoing 2016 African Boxing Olympic qualification tournament in Cameroon after defeating Kenyan Benson Njangiru, who is ranked first...

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March 6, 2016 - 0 Comments

By ADRIAN MWANZA – CATHERINE Phiri says she will resume training for her World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight gold defence title in two weeks time. Catherine said she will start her preparations early even if...

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February 23, 2016 - 0 Comments

By NDINAWE SIMPELWE and SANDRA MWILA – THE Zambia Amateur Boxing Federation (ZABF) has deferred its elective annual general meeting (AGM) from this weekend to March 5. ZABF general secretary Caesar Musuku in a letter...

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February 22, 2016 - 0 Comments

By SANDRA MWILA – ORIENTAL Quarries Boxing Promotion (OQBP) manager Christopher Malunga says World Boxing Council (WBC) international welterweight champion Charles Manyuchi deserves a second chance. Malunga said OQBP only considered retaining Manyuchi in a...

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February 21, 2016 - 0 Comments

By SANDRA MWILA WORLD Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight gold champion Catherine Phiri says she will cope with the huge task of defending her title within the next six months as well as writing her Grade...

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February 19, 2016 - 0 Comments

By NDINAWE SIMPELWE and ADRIAN MWANZA – A BOXING administrator says the current Zambia Boxing Federation (ZBF) and Copperbelt Amateur Boxing Association (CABA) executives should be voted out simultaneously for bringing confusion in the sport....

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February 17, 2016 - 0 Comments

By GODFREY DUBE – ESTHER Phiri has vowed to clobber South African Sandra Almeida to earn a clear win and grab the World International Boxing Association (WIBA) and World Professional Boxing Federation (WPBF) unification belts....

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February 15, 2016 - 0 Comments

By SANDRA MWILA and ADRIAN MWANZA – ENGLAND boxing team coach Mick Driscol has expressed confidence that Zambian boxers have what it takes to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Driscol has been attached...

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February 13, 2016 - 0 Comments

By ADRIAN MWANZA – NOMINATIONS for this month’s elective Zambia Boxing Federation (ZBF) Annual General Meeting (AGM) have been reopened, barely four days after they were controversially closed. The nominations were reopened after Sports Minister...

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February 13, 2016 - 0 Comments

TODAY’S column is inspired by Times Sports Editor Elias Chipepo, who wrote a piece titled, “Cathy deserves honour” published this past week. Although he did not propose specific ways of honouring Catherine, I have written...

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