Tobias tight-lipped about exodus
The Salute Boxing Academy continues to test the Nestor 'Sunshine' Tobias Boxing and Fitness Academy's patience.
The MTC Nestor 'Sunshine' Tobias Boxing and Fitness Academy's Nestor Tobias says he has more important things to worry about than the boxers who have left the academy.
The academy suffered another blow following the sudden departure of three of its boxers to a rival academy.
Apart from former WBO world champion Paulus 'The Rock' Ambunda, it was announced yesterday that heavyweight fighter Vikapita Meroro and Wilberforce Shihepo had also joined Salute Boxing Academy.
“I really do not want to comment on that because I have more important things to worry about like the progress of the academy and the upcoming fights on 9 September.
“If you have a partnership with someone and they just decide to leave like that without consulting you, one always wonders,” Tobias said.
Salute Boxing Academy owner Kiriata Kamanya expressed excitement about their latest acquisitions.
“We are happy to have acquired these boxers and we do believe that they will add value to our stable given their experience in boxing,” Kamanya said.
Shihepo last fought for his former recruiters in September 2016 and lost the fight for a vacant Commonwealth light heavyweight title to Cullum Johnson.
The 34-year-old boxer has a record of 23 wins and nine losses in 32 fights.
Meroro, who last fought in February this year, has won 28 and lost six of his 34 professional fights.
It appears that Meroro has made a U-turn after announcing his retirement from professional boxing at the end of his last fight.
The boxers said they had joined the Salute Academy because they were not contracted to Tobias.
“I do not have any contract with Nestor Tobias and that is why I decided to join the Salute Boxing Academy,” Ambunda said.
Shihepo and Meroro added that they wanted to improve their boxing careers with new promoters and trainers.
It is also understood that the Soweto Boxing Academy has been taken over by the Salute Boxing Academy.
JESSE JACKSON KAURAISA
The academy suffered another blow following the sudden departure of three of its boxers to a rival academy.
Apart from former WBO world champion Paulus 'The Rock' Ambunda, it was announced yesterday that heavyweight fighter Vikapita Meroro and Wilberforce Shihepo had also joined Salute Boxing Academy.
“I really do not want to comment on that because I have more important things to worry about like the progress of the academy and the upcoming fights on 9 September.
“If you have a partnership with someone and they just decide to leave like that without consulting you, one always wonders,” Tobias said.
Salute Boxing Academy owner Kiriata Kamanya expressed excitement about their latest acquisitions.
“We are happy to have acquired these boxers and we do believe that they will add value to our stable given their experience in boxing,” Kamanya said.
Shihepo last fought for his former recruiters in September 2016 and lost the fight for a vacant Commonwealth light heavyweight title to Cullum Johnson.
The 34-year-old boxer has a record of 23 wins and nine losses in 32 fights.
Meroro, who last fought in February this year, has won 28 and lost six of his 34 professional fights.
It appears that Meroro has made a U-turn after announcing his retirement from professional boxing at the end of his last fight.
The boxers said they had joined the Salute Academy because they were not contracted to Tobias.
“I do not have any contract with Nestor Tobias and that is why I decided to join the Salute Boxing Academy,” Ambunda said.
Shihepo and Meroro added that they wanted to improve their boxing careers with new promoters and trainers.
It is also understood that the Soweto Boxing Academy has been taken over by the Salute Boxing Academy.
JESSE JACKSON KAURAISA
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