Hero's welcome for 'Low-Key'

Jesse Jackson Kauraisa Namibia's top boxer Jeremiah 'Low-Key' Nakathila says he appreciates the way he was treated back home over the festive season. The village of Onesi was in a celebratory mood as hundreds gathered to welcome their son of the soil back home. Nakathila ended the year with an outstanding victory against Peter Pambeni in Windhoek. The boxer defeated his opponent with a knockout in the eighth round to successfully defend his World Boxing Organisation (WBO) global super featherweight title.“I went back home to show my belt to chief Daniel Shooya on 28 December. “It was a great ceremony because so many people came to watch me display the title. “It's always important to take my belts to the elders because I believe I actually get more blessings from them,” Nakathila says. The boxer believes that taking the belt to the aging chief also brought happiness to all the villagers. “Our chief was not so well those days but his mood just changed when he saw me coming. “I would like to thank everyone who made the ceremony possible,” Nakathila says.The ceremony was attended by prominent individuals from the northern region including constituency councillors, former governors, mayors and personnel from the police and army. The boxer says he is eager to continue inspiring and impressing the locals back home. “I know well that I will inspire more people in my area because people look up to me as their hero.“I want people to know that there is life in boxing and that they can actually become icons of this great region,” he adds. Nakathila, who fights under the banner of the MTC Nestor Sunshine Tobias Boxing Academy, boasts a record of 20 fights and only one loss. The Namibian went pro in 2013, when he defeated David Shinuna via a technical knockout.

Hero's welcome for 'Low-Key'

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Namibian Sun 2025-06-18

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Hero's welcome for 'Low-Key'

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