Nakathila loses dull fight
Jeremiah Nakathila failed to silence Shakur Stevenson on Sunday morning, thus losing the WBO interim junior lightweight title in Las Vegas.
LIMBA MUPETAMI
WINDHOEK
Namibian boxer Jeremiah ‘Lowkey’ Nakathila was in unfamiliar territory on Sunday morning as America’s Shakur Stevenson dominated every second of the fight and cruised to unanimous decision victory.
All three judges scored the bout 120-107 in favour of Stevenson, who scored a knockdown in the fourth round from a short right hook.
Nakathila was aiming for a knockout, believing that only that could secure him a win on foreign soil.
Not impressed
However, Stevenson had other plans and at some point strategically kept running in the ring to avoid a direct confrontation with the Namibian strong puncher. This worked in his favour; however, some critical local fans reviewed the fight as boring.
“It was a really boring fight. Stevenson was just running. Much respect to Nakathila for finishing his 12 rounds, it takes real courage and heart to go the distance with a talent like Stevenson. Back to the drawing board and I know, soon you will land another fight in America,” said Harry Simon Jr.
Some American supporters also commented that Stevenson did not deliver much.
The Namibian took to social media right after the fight and thanked Namibian boxing fans for their unwavering support.
“I would like to thank the you guys for the unwavering support and the love you keep on showing me. Your support and love keep me going.
“We fail, we pick ourselves up, we dust ourselves off, then move on. Boxing is a journey of many hurdles. We learn from each and every hurdle we encounter. But rest assured that we will come back stronger than ever,” the boxer said.
Stevenson, on the other hand, apologised to his fans using social media. He said he didn’t like his performance.
“To be honest, I didn't really like my performance. I felt I could've performed a lot better," Stevenson said.
"You had an awkward fighter throwing hard punches, and he knows how to grab and get away. He was a real awkward fighter.
"I tried to get him out of there a little bit, but I started getting hit with some solid shots. I didn’t really like it, but next time, I'm going to work on moving my head a little bit more and step it up a little more,” Stevenson added.
“I apologise to all my fans. I didn’t feel good, but I did what I had to, to win. I promise better fights to come,” he said.
Stevenson is most likely set to fight fellow American Jamal Herring next.
Ukraine fight
Another Namibian boxer from MTC Salute Boxing Academy, Nathanael Kakololo, who left for Kiev last week in confident mood of winning the WBO intercontinental featherweight title against Oleg Molinovsky of Ukraine, also lost his fight.
WINDHOEK
Namibian boxer Jeremiah ‘Lowkey’ Nakathila was in unfamiliar territory on Sunday morning as America’s Shakur Stevenson dominated every second of the fight and cruised to unanimous decision victory.
All three judges scored the bout 120-107 in favour of Stevenson, who scored a knockdown in the fourth round from a short right hook.
Nakathila was aiming for a knockout, believing that only that could secure him a win on foreign soil.
Not impressed
However, Stevenson had other plans and at some point strategically kept running in the ring to avoid a direct confrontation with the Namibian strong puncher. This worked in his favour; however, some critical local fans reviewed the fight as boring.
“It was a really boring fight. Stevenson was just running. Much respect to Nakathila for finishing his 12 rounds, it takes real courage and heart to go the distance with a talent like Stevenson. Back to the drawing board and I know, soon you will land another fight in America,” said Harry Simon Jr.
Some American supporters also commented that Stevenson did not deliver much.
The Namibian took to social media right after the fight and thanked Namibian boxing fans for their unwavering support.
“I would like to thank the you guys for the unwavering support and the love you keep on showing me. Your support and love keep me going.
“We fail, we pick ourselves up, we dust ourselves off, then move on. Boxing is a journey of many hurdles. We learn from each and every hurdle we encounter. But rest assured that we will come back stronger than ever,” the boxer said.
Stevenson, on the other hand, apologised to his fans using social media. He said he didn’t like his performance.
“To be honest, I didn't really like my performance. I felt I could've performed a lot better," Stevenson said.
"You had an awkward fighter throwing hard punches, and he knows how to grab and get away. He was a real awkward fighter.
"I tried to get him out of there a little bit, but I started getting hit with some solid shots. I didn’t really like it, but next time, I'm going to work on moving my head a little bit more and step it up a little more,” Stevenson added.
“I apologise to all my fans. I didn’t feel good, but I did what I had to, to win. I promise better fights to come,” he said.
Stevenson is most likely set to fight fellow American Jamal Herring next.
Ukraine fight
Another Namibian boxer from MTC Salute Boxing Academy, Nathanael Kakololo, who left for Kiev last week in confident mood of winning the WBO intercontinental featherweight title against Oleg Molinovsky of Ukraine, also lost his fight.
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