'Demolisher' loses in Kazakhstan

MTC Salute Boxing Academy's Lukas Ndafoluma, who lost the World Boxing Association (WBA) international super middleweight and World Boxing Council (WBC) Asian Boxing Council continental super middleweight titles to Kazakhstani Aidos Yerbossynuly, says he “arrived late to the party”, thus allowing his opponent to dominate most of the rounds on Sunday night.The two were fighting in Kazakhstan's Almaty Arena with the Namibian having moved up a division for the clash. “I'm happy with my performance; I put up a good show, although we didn't get the decision. I think I started late in the fight and he dominated the early rounds, and I dominated the last rounds. “Anybody could have won it. I'm proud of myself, as well as my coaches. I think we just have to go back to the drawing board and see how it goes.“I will return to the middleweight division and I will come back stronger,” Ndafoluma said. Ndafoluma, who first made his debut in 2011 against Steven Shimbonde, now has a record of 18 fights, 15 wins and three losses. Six of his victories have come via knockouts. Yerbossynuly remains unbeaten after 11 fights. “We are proud of Ndafoluma; a special thanks goes to his coach Tobias Nashilongo for always motivating the boxer, regardless of how far he travels to fight.“The judges might not have given him the fight, but he has shown that he is the best in the middleweight division currently,” said PJ Amunyela, spokesperson for Salute.LIMBA MUPETAMI

'Demolisher' loses in Kazakhstan

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