By MOSES CHIMFWEMBE – THE Zambia Boxing federation (ZBF) has appointed John ‘The Hammer’ Chibuta as new Under-20 boxing national team coach. Chibuta, who is also Konkola trainer, replaces Wisdom Mweemba who has been elevated...

AS boxing fans world-wide celebrate the news about the forthcoming May 2, 2015, bout, arguably the most anticipated fight in boxing history, Mayweather-Pacquao, it’s important to reflect on its significance. Mayweather, 47-0, KO26 announced on...

By SANDRA MWILA – GOVERNMENT has made a passionate appeal to the corporate world to bail out Exodus Boxing Promotions to stage Esther Phiri’s comeback fight against Sandra Almeida of South Africa next month. Esther...

FIRST things first, I join others in congratulating the new Minister of Youth and Sport, Vincent Mwale on his appointment to a very challenging and demanding role. I believe that as the youngest Cabinet minister,...

THIS past week my attention was drawn to two unrelated items which were reported in some sections of the mainstream media. The first was the announcement by Exodus Boxing Promotions director and coach Anthony Mwamba...

A fan asked me to comment on what is meant by a title unification bout in boxing. He wondered how Esther Phiri and Sandra Almeida are set to fight for the WBF and WIBA welterweight...

By SANDRA MWILA – ZAMBIA’S Esther Phiri will fight South African Sandra Almeida for the World International Boxing Association (WIBA) and World Boxing Federation (WBF) unification welterweight title fight. Exodus International Boxing Promotions (EIBP) proprietor...

WHERE I come from, we have an adage: “mwana wa kaya sakula.” People say this in relation to a sick child whose chances of surviving an illness are next to nil and cannot be expected...

By FELIX MALUNGA  – WITH the 2015 All Africa Games (AAG) on the horizon, the Zambia Boxing Federation (ZBF) has tailored a programme to build a formidable squad for the quadrennial sports spectacle. ZBF general...

By SANDRA MWILA – CATHERINE Phiri says she is ready to face interim World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight champion Jessica Gonzalez in March. The Zambian boxing heroine, who is a bantamweight silver champion, was initially...