Mweya to officiate in Ghana
Namibian boxing referee Fillemon Mweya will travel to Ghana on Monday to referee and judge bouts in that country.
“This is just the start of my trip. I have high hopes to get opportunities in Asia, Europe and even America from next year. It's my dream,” he said.
Mweya will leave for Accra on Monday, where he will act as a referee and judge at an evening of professional boxing.
It is his first such assignment outside the country.
The 33-year-old Mweya gained his qualification as a referee and judge from the World Boxing Council (WBC) in October when he attended their World Convention in Kiev, Ukraine.
Mweya will officiate at a Box Office Sports event this coming Wednesday.
The main bout is a World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa middleweight title fight between Obodai Sai of Ghana and South Africa's France Ramabolu.
This belt had until recently been around Namibian boxer Walter Kautondokwa's waist.
Mweya says doors are opening for him, thanks to the sponsors who made it possible for him to travel to the Ukraine earlier this year.
These include Air Namibia, Solitaire Press, Green Enterprise Solution, Embalangandja Investment, Scorpion Upholstery and Lingua College.
Mweya was previously an amateur boxer in Ondangwa. He hung up his gloves in 2010 and attended his first course for referees and judges the following year.
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
“This is just the start of my trip. I have high hopes to get opportunities in Asia, Europe and even America from next year. It's my dream,” he said.
Mweya will leave for Accra on Monday, where he will act as a referee and judge at an evening of professional boxing.
It is his first such assignment outside the country.
The 33-year-old Mweya gained his qualification as a referee and judge from the World Boxing Council (WBC) in October when he attended their World Convention in Kiev, Ukraine.
Mweya will officiate at a Box Office Sports event this coming Wednesday.
The main bout is a World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa middleweight title fight between Obodai Sai of Ghana and South Africa's France Ramabolu.
This belt had until recently been around Namibian boxer Walter Kautondokwa's waist.
Mweya says doors are opening for him, thanks to the sponsors who made it possible for him to travel to the Ukraine earlier this year.
These include Air Namibia, Solitaire Press, Green Enterprise Solution, Embalangandja Investment, Scorpion Upholstery and Lingua College.
Mweya was previously an amateur boxer in Ondangwa. He hung up his gloves in 2010 and attended his first course for referees and judges the following year.
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
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