Despite a reported truce between Malawi Professional Boxing Control Board and Malawi Boxing Association\u2019s (Maba) professional wings, the two bodies are still at loggerheads.<\/p>\n
Maba\u2019s professional committee\u2019s Chairperson, Daudi Chikwanje, has accused MPBCB of trying to disrupt the body\u2019s plans by planning to roll out Association for International Boxing Association (Aiba) recognised pro-boxing.<\/p>\n
Chikwanje\u2019s remarks follows accusations that Maba engaged an ageing Kenyan boxer Kaminja Ramadhan to fight against Malawian Musa Ajibu in Lilongwe on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The bout marked Maba\u2019s launch of a talent identification campaign for 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games.<\/p>\n
Maba has also been taken to task for allegedly stating that Ramadhan, 40, was from Kenya when records indicate that he is from Tanzania.<\/p>\n
The heavyweight boxer, Ajibu, who ditched MPBCB for Maba\u2019s sanctioned professional fights, knocked out Ramadhan in 40 seconds of the first-round.<\/p>\n
Irate fans bayed for Ramadhan\u2019s blood and he had to be whisked away by the police.<\/p>\n
Chikwanje claimed that MPBCB was blocking the committee from engaging reputable international boxers.<\/p>\n
\u201cAjibu was expected to face Tinayi Marudzo from Zimbabwe but he pulled out after our counterparts connived with promoters from Zimbabwe,” he claimed.<\/p>\n
“Now they are questioning the credentials of his replacements. We also have information that they are trying to block Wilson Masamba from facing a South African boxer.”<\/p>\n
Commenting on whether Ramadhan was from Kenya, Chikwanje insisted that a boxer can reside in any country of their choice.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have Isaac Chilemba from Malawi and he fights from South Africa whereas Charles Manyuchi from Zimbabwe fights from Zambia. So that does not change their nationality,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Information for Chilemba and Manyuchi clearly shows their country of origin whereas Ramadhan is regarded as Tanzanian on boxrec.com and fightstart.com.<\/p>\n
MPBCB spokesperson, Frank Chibisa, said they were not blocking Maba from engaging international opponents.<\/p>\n
\u201cNormally our foreign counterparts seek our consent on whether the boxer is from us or the other body. We simply respond professionally so that our counterparts can make informed decisions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Chibisa also said they were not responsible for exposing Ramadhan\u2019s country of origin.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are leaving in a global world where information is at the fingertip. People can search on Google.com records about boxers. In this case, it was people who reacted after they felt that the boxer gave them a raw deal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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