Uushona gets shot at redemption
He has been knockout out and laughed at, but Tyson Uushona refuses to be defeated.
After having gone through so many difficult moments in life, Namibian welterweight boxer Bethuel 'Tyson' Uushona now awaits his redemption day.
The Namibian will face Britain's Frankie Gavin for the International Boxing Organisation (IBO) welterweight world title on 23 February, and Uushona says he has waited for a long time to fight for this particular belt.
The fight will take place in Birmingham, England.
About four years ago, Uushona was classified as one of Namibia's greatest prospects for boxing world titles.
This came as no surprise, as many regarded him as someone who had endeared himself to the public, as a cool and calculated puncher during his early career.
However, Uushona, who was born in Windhoek on 9 March 1983, nearly saw his promising career come to an abrupt end, when lost a bout that would have set him up for a mandatory title fight against Floyd Mayweather.
Uushona wishes he could forget what happened on 4 October 2014, when he lost to Dario Fabian Pucheta at the Ramatex complex in Katutura.
Had he won that fight, he would have fought against the undefeated Mayweather, who has since retired from the sport.
Things turned ugly for Uushona after his loss to Pucheta.
Uushona was stripped of his WBO Africa welterweight title, and in the process lost his chance to fight for the WBO welterweight title against Mayweather.
The three years following his defeat to Pucheta proved tough, after Uushona lost several bouts, which resulted in him parting ways with his former promoter Nestor Tobias.
“Things have never been easy for me, but I do believe it is about time things go my way.
“I have endured pain and humiliation, but now I feel my time to be among Namibia's world title holders has arrived,” Uushona said.
The boxer has now found comfort at Salute Boxing Academy, which he calls his new home.
Uushona will go into the fight against Gavin with a record of 36 wins, five losses and one draw in 42 fights, while the British boxer boasts a record of 25 wins and three losses in 28 professional fights.
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
The Namibian will face Britain's Frankie Gavin for the International Boxing Organisation (IBO) welterweight world title on 23 February, and Uushona says he has waited for a long time to fight for this particular belt.
The fight will take place in Birmingham, England.
About four years ago, Uushona was classified as one of Namibia's greatest prospects for boxing world titles.
This came as no surprise, as many regarded him as someone who had endeared himself to the public, as a cool and calculated puncher during his early career.
However, Uushona, who was born in Windhoek on 9 March 1983, nearly saw his promising career come to an abrupt end, when lost a bout that would have set him up for a mandatory title fight against Floyd Mayweather.
Uushona wishes he could forget what happened on 4 October 2014, when he lost to Dario Fabian Pucheta at the Ramatex complex in Katutura.
Had he won that fight, he would have fought against the undefeated Mayweather, who has since retired from the sport.
Things turned ugly for Uushona after his loss to Pucheta.
Uushona was stripped of his WBO Africa welterweight title, and in the process lost his chance to fight for the WBO welterweight title against Mayweather.
The three years following his defeat to Pucheta proved tough, after Uushona lost several bouts, which resulted in him parting ways with his former promoter Nestor Tobias.
“Things have never been easy for me, but I do believe it is about time things go my way.
“I have endured pain and humiliation, but now I feel my time to be among Namibia's world title holders has arrived,” Uushona said.
The boxer has now found comfort at Salute Boxing Academy, which he calls his new home.
Uushona will go into the fight against Gavin with a record of 36 wins, five losses and one draw in 42 fights, while the British boxer boasts a record of 25 wins and three losses in 28 professional fights.
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
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