Malawi Professional Boxing Control Board (MPBCB) will decide on boxer Salimu Chazama, who defied the board by fighting against Raston Kayira at M1 Centre Point in Lilongwe on Sunday.<\/p>\n
There were doubts over the non-title fight after the board put its foot down that Chazama, who took on Allan Kamote in Tanzania the previous week, needed at least a two-week break.<\/p>\n
The board\u2019s President, Lonzoe Zimba, yesterday said they would meet within two weeks to sort out the issue. He earlier, hinted that Chazama risked a three-month ban.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot has been said about the fight and it is not a decision I can make on my own. I need the input of fellow members. However, I will stress that we need to guide our boxers and we should always guarantee their safety by not exposing them to hazardous schedule,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Zimba said, initially, the promoter [Ngwenyama] was ready to replace Chazama with Charles Misanjo who was on stand-bye.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, the promoter and Chazama went ahead with the fight due to pressure from fans. We need to dig deeper and take necessary action especially against Chazama,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Chazama\u2019s bout in Tanzania ended in a draw while his compatriot, Osgood Kayuni, lost to Ramadan Shauri in the same neighbouring country.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, despite the board\u2019s warning, Chazama fought and knocked out Kayira in the fourth-round.<\/p>\n
It later transpired that other MPBCB members cleared Chazama to fight. Ngwenyama Boxing Promotions has since said they were the first to sign a contract with Chazama before he left for Tanzania.<\/p>\n
Apparently, Chazama\u2019s management team, led by Steve Mawenzi Msiska, said it was not the duty of the board to determine when to fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe management team of the boxer has to decide how much, when and where the boxer is going to fight,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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