Tyson does it again
The Namibian boxer Tyson Uushona managed to retain his WBF world title in a cold night in Windhoek.
Namibia’s Bethuel ‘Tyson’ Uushona came out victorious against Russia’s Roman Belaev in a World Boxing Federation (WBF) World title bout on Friday.
The Namibian had a shaky start, but managed to see off Belaev in 12 rounds through a unanimous decision at the Ramatex Complex on Friday night.
Both boxers had a cautious approach towards the fight and were afraid to make mistakes.
The Russian had a game plan from the start and made sure that Uushona had to work hard for his title.
He managed to keep the Namibian on the ropes for most of the first six rounds with some fierce jabs on Uushona’s body.
The WBF world champion however managed to shake off the nerves he had in the first rounds.
Uushona threw great body shots in the last rounds of the bout which had the Russian on the ropes.
The Namibian countered with some intriguing body jabs and managed to score enough points to secure a victory.
The judges scored 117-111; 117- 111 and 118-110 in favour of Uushona.
“This was not an easy fight because my opponent was fighting with his whole heart.
“I am very happy that I at least managed to win this fight and defended my title.
“I would like to thank all of my fans who came in their numbers to watch me fight,” Uushona said.
His promoter Kiriata Kamanya could also not hide his joy after the boxer’s victory.
He felt that Uushona has reached his prime and will therefore go on to win bigger titles in the future.
“I am proud of what our boy did tonight because he put in a great afford to retain his title.
“The other boxing bouts where also great and I can say that our boxing bonanza was a huge success.
“Thanks to the fans that came in their numbers to support the Salute Academy’s boxing bonanza,” Kamanya said.
The win for Uushona took his record to 36 wins, five defeats and one draw in 42 fights he has fought.
In the main undercut bout, Lukas Ndafoluma managed to beat South Africa’s Barend van Rooyen in an IBO All Africa middleweight title fight.
Ndafoluma became the new IBO All Africa middleweight champion, with the judges scoring 117-112, 115-114 and 116-112 in favour of the Namibian.
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
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TOUGH CONTEST: Bethuel ‘Tyson’ Uushona (right) throws a punch against Russia’s Roman Belaev on Friday night. PHOTOS Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
The Namibian had a shaky start, but managed to see off Belaev in 12 rounds through a unanimous decision at the Ramatex Complex on Friday night.
Both boxers had a cautious approach towards the fight and were afraid to make mistakes.
The Russian had a game plan from the start and made sure that Uushona had to work hard for his title.
He managed to keep the Namibian on the ropes for most of the first six rounds with some fierce jabs on Uushona’s body.
The WBF world champion however managed to shake off the nerves he had in the first rounds.
Uushona threw great body shots in the last rounds of the bout which had the Russian on the ropes.
The Namibian countered with some intriguing body jabs and managed to score enough points to secure a victory.
The judges scored 117-111; 117- 111 and 118-110 in favour of Uushona.
“This was not an easy fight because my opponent was fighting with his whole heart.
“I am very happy that I at least managed to win this fight and defended my title.
“I would like to thank all of my fans who came in their numbers to watch me fight,” Uushona said.
His promoter Kiriata Kamanya could also not hide his joy after the boxer’s victory.
He felt that Uushona has reached his prime and will therefore go on to win bigger titles in the future.
“I am proud of what our boy did tonight because he put in a great afford to retain his title.
“The other boxing bouts where also great and I can say that our boxing bonanza was a huge success.
“Thanks to the fans that came in their numbers to support the Salute Academy’s boxing bonanza,” Kamanya said.
The win for Uushona took his record to 36 wins, five defeats and one draw in 42 fights he has fought.
In the main undercut bout, Lukas Ndafoluma managed to beat South Africa’s Barend van Rooyen in an IBO All Africa middleweight title fight.
Ndafoluma became the new IBO All Africa middleweight champion, with the judges scoring 117-112, 115-114 and 116-112 in favour of the Namibian.
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
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TOUGH CONTEST: Bethuel ‘Tyson’ Uushona (right) throws a punch against Russia’s Roman Belaev on Friday night. PHOTOS Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
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