Kings of the ring crowned

The King of the Ring boxing bonanza took place at the Swakopmund Hotel and Entertainment Centre over the weekend.In one of the title fights, 2019 young athlete of the year Delano Müller (15) from Walvis Bay defeated Swakopmund-based Robert Shimweneni via a unanimous points' decision. “It was a very hard fight, since there was a lot of clenching, so I couldn't really get the distance to land my punches, but otherwise the fight went well,” said Müller after his fight.As part of his contribution towards sport development, Müller donated signed gloves to all the boxers who won their bouts on the undercard. “All the young people need motivation and they need the right equipment to reach their goals, so I made this donation so that all the boxers can keep on working hard.“I'm going on tour soon to the Oshana, Omusati and Kunene regions for motivational speaking and I'll be hosting some training camps.“Since I won my award, I decided to invest back in sport, since there are a lot of talented boxers in the country and they just need support,” Müller said.The boxing bonanza also saw Lesley !Hoaëb and Kauta Marius, as well as Charlie Nangolo and Samuel Joseph, square off in other title bouts.Walvis Bay-based !Hoaëb defeated Kauta Marius from Windhoek in a one-sided fight via a unanimous points' decision.The hard-hitting Joseph defeated Nangolo in a close encounter, also via a points' win.Former World Boxing Organisation (WBO) junior middleweight and middleweight world champion, the undefeated Harry Simon, who presented the belts to the winners of the title fights, was impressed with the level of boxing displayed. “I'm happy to see the upcoming young boxers, those who are looking up to me, performing. Most of the boys, when they see me, they up their game, because they want to show that they can be better than me one day,” said Simon.The King of the Ring bonanza saw 13 boxing bouts and 15 kickboxing fights being showcased.It attracted athletes from Swakopmund, Walvis Bay and Windhoek.ADOLF KAURE

Kings of the ring crowned

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