'Prince' humbled
Immanuel 'Prince' Naidjala will return empty-handed from Australia, after unsuccessfully challenging for two titles.
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Former world title challenger, Immanuel 'Prince' Naidjala, was handed a boxing lesson by Australian pugilist Jason 'The Smooth One' Moloney on Saturday, when they clashed for the vacant Commonwealth bantamweight and WBA Oceania bantamweight titles.
The referee stopped the fight in the third round, as Naidjala was being punished on the ropes.
At that stage, the undefeated Moloney was mercilessly pummeling the Namibian, and the referee had no choice but to end the fight, given that Naidjala was unresponsive to blows coming his way.
Naidjala is a former WBO African, WBO Intercontinental, WBA Pan African and IBF International champion.
His promoter Nestor Tobias confirmed the loss and said he was yet to watch the fight.
This was a tough test for the Namibian, as Moloney was in great form ahead of the fight, as he had been sparring with his twin brother Andrew, who he has now joined as a Commonwealth champion.
Andrew won the Commonwealth super flyweight title with a fourth round TKO of Tanzanian Hashimu Zuberi last October.
Ranked number 70 by Boxrec.com in the bantamweight division, the 33-year-old Naidjala lost a competitive decision for the WBO 118-pound title to Japanese world champion Tomoki 'El Mexicanito' Kameda in 2013.
Naidjala had prepared well for the fight against Moloney and was eager to impress.
However, the Aussie boxer proved to be too quick on the draw for him.
Before the fight, Moloney had said that Naidjala would be his toughest opponent.
“I'm really excited about this fight. I know this is going to be a tough test for me and we have been preparing ourselves very well.
I feel like I'm making huge improvements in the gym and I believe I'm definitely ready to take my career to the next level.”
-Additional reporting maxboxing.com
Former world title challenger, Immanuel 'Prince' Naidjala, was handed a boxing lesson by Australian pugilist Jason 'The Smooth One' Moloney on Saturday, when they clashed for the vacant Commonwealth bantamweight and WBA Oceania bantamweight titles.
The referee stopped the fight in the third round, as Naidjala was being punished on the ropes.
At that stage, the undefeated Moloney was mercilessly pummeling the Namibian, and the referee had no choice but to end the fight, given that Naidjala was unresponsive to blows coming his way.
Naidjala is a former WBO African, WBO Intercontinental, WBA Pan African and IBF International champion.
His promoter Nestor Tobias confirmed the loss and said he was yet to watch the fight.
This was a tough test for the Namibian, as Moloney was in great form ahead of the fight, as he had been sparring with his twin brother Andrew, who he has now joined as a Commonwealth champion.
Andrew won the Commonwealth super flyweight title with a fourth round TKO of Tanzanian Hashimu Zuberi last October.
Ranked number 70 by Boxrec.com in the bantamweight division, the 33-year-old Naidjala lost a competitive decision for the WBO 118-pound title to Japanese world champion Tomoki 'El Mexicanito' Kameda in 2013.
Naidjala had prepared well for the fight against Moloney and was eager to impress.
However, the Aussie boxer proved to be too quick on the draw for him.
Before the fight, Moloney had said that Naidjala would be his toughest opponent.
“I'm really excited about this fight. I know this is going to be a tough test for me and we have been preparing ourselves very well.
I feel like I'm making huge improvements in the gym and I believe I'm definitely ready to take my career to the next level.”
-Additional reporting maxboxing.com
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