The mighty has fallen. Pugilist Kudakwache Nkhakami la-Banda suffered his first defeat in the professional ranks when he was knocked out by Limbani Masamba in an eight-round welterweight non-title bout at M1 Centrepoint in Lilongwe on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Kudakwache, who was undefeated in 12 consecutive professional fights, was tormented by Masamba, who got his tactics right on several occasions.<\/p>\n
Finally, the record came to a sad end as Masamba\u2019s right hook left Kudakwache helpless on the floor.<\/p>\n
Kudakwache was unconscious and needed first aid attention. He spent almost 10 minutes on the treatment table inside the ring.<\/p>\n
His faithful were silent, fearing for the worst. And they could not believe what they were seeing on that hot afternoon.<\/p>\n
Simply, Masamba was too good and dominated the bout from the word go.<\/p>\n
In his victory speech, Masamba was pleased with his performance.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thank God for helping me to win this bout. I had good preparations and it was a good fight for me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Kudakwache, through his manager, Mike Chimaliza, admitted it was not his day.<\/p>\n
\u201cMasamba was better and Kudakwache struggled. But not all is lost. I hope that he will come back stronger,\u201d Chimaliza said.<\/p>\n
In the main supporting bout, Israel Kammwamba won against Yobe Kanyunya through retirement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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