Unleash the beast

Paulus 'Hitman' Moses has vowed to display all his years of experience, when he comes up against Ghanaian pugilist Emmanuel Tagoe for the vacant WBO Africa lightweight title on Saturday.

Moses arrived in Ghana on Monday and has been preparing to face a man who is regarded as one of his country's best boxers to date.

The Namibian is, however, not taken aback by the Ghanaian's abilities, saying Tagoe is about to face “his worst nightmare”.

“Tagoe has never fought a world-class fighter like me. He is undefeated but this will be his first defeat. However, he will have nothing to be ashamed of, for losing against a former world champion and a classy fighter,” Moses said.

'Hitman' last fought on 16 February, when he lost to Raymundo Beltran in a WBO lightweight world title fight in the United States.

He is now ready to redeem himself with the clash against Tagoe, who has an impressive record of 28 wins and one defeat in 29 professional career bouts.

The Namibian has a wealth of experience, given that he has fought 45 times, while losing only four fights since he turned professional in 2002.

Tagoe is currently ranked 10th in the world by boxrec.com, while Moses is rated 37th.

“I have been preparing very hard for this fight and I feel like I am in the best shape I can possibly be.

“I am not even nervous about this fight, given that I have fought so many fights before.

“The only person who is nervous at the moment is my opponent, because he knows he is facing a beast,” Moses added.

Jesse Jackson Kauraisa