Indongo Boxing Crush a success

Maria David

BOXING fans descended on F3 Entertainment Lounge at Ongwediva for a boxing bonanza hosted by the former world boxing champion Julius ‘Blue Machine’ Indongo.

The event took place on Saturday and saw ten local amateur boxers displaying their talent.

Johannes ‘Trophy’ Trofimus from the Oshakati-based MTC-Kilimanjaro Boxing Club displayed impressive boxing tactics producing a second round technical knockout against Akawa Paulus of the Chris Junior Boxing Club.

COLOURFUL: Northern boxers held a successful boxing bonanza on Saturday at Ongwediva. Photos: Maria David
COLOURFUL: Northern boxers held a successful boxing bonanza on Saturday at Ongwediva. Photos: Maria David
COLOURFUL: Northern boxers held a successful boxing bonanza on Saturday at Ongwediva. Photos: Maria David
COLOURFUL: Northern boxers held a successful boxing bonanza on Saturday at Ongwediva. Photos: Maria David
COLOURFUL: Northern boxers held a successful boxing bonanza on Saturday at Ongwediva. Photos: Maria David
COLOURFUL: Northern boxers held a successful boxing bonanza on Saturday at Ongwediva. Photos: Maria David
COLOURFUL: Northern boxers held a successful boxing bonanza on Saturday at Ongwediva. Photos: Maria David
COLOURFUL: Northern boxers held a successful boxing bonanza on Saturday at Ongwediva. Photos: Maria David
COLOURFUL: Northern boxers held a successful boxing bonanza on Saturday at Ongwediva. -Photos: Maria David

Equally impressive was the encounter between Try-again Ndeevelo and Denzel Sylvanus. Ndeevelo won the bout on points.

Meanwhile, Joseph Naftal from Chris Junior Boxing Club defeated Nailonga Joseph from the Rainbow Boxing Club on points.

Teremoto Boxing Club’s Jeremiah Nghifindaka defeated Rainbow’s Martin Petrus in a bout that was devised on points.
Yet another encounter was between Vilho Shiana and Gustav Enkono from the Rainbow and the Bulelo Boxing Academy respectively. Shiana won the match on points.

The senior category saw Teremoto’s Haiduwa cruising to victory, defeating Rainbow’s Nandago Vision.

Teremoto’s Harry Simon defeated Rainbow’s Juulume Gabriel and Potasius Pius, also of Teremoto, produced good results defeating Bulelo’s Frans Shoombe on points.

Blue Machine Indongo, the initiator of the event, said that his idea is to promote boxing in the Ongwediva area with the hope of unearthing hidden boxing talent.

He revealed his plans to move to Ongwediva next year to invest in boxing.