Nghutenanye shows class

Fillemon Nghutenanye successfully defended his World Boxing Association Pan African flyweight title after stopping South African Theo Nxayiphi with a technical knockout at the Roman Catholic Hospital hall in Windhoek.The Namibian dominated the fight from the first round and proved his class with great combination of punches as MTC Salute Boxing Academy staged what they described as a successful event."I am happy to have won and would like to thank God and Salute for the opportunity. I knew I was going to do it because I was well prepared."I would also like to thank my sponsors and MTC for making this possible," Nghutenanye said.The boxer further lauded his supporters and training team for making sure he delivered. He added that he hopes to build on the victory to acquire bigger titles in the near future. Producing champsMTC Salute Boxing Academy founder Kiriata Kamanya thanked all who attended the event. He described the boxing bonanza as a success, adding that the sponsors and boxers played a huge role in this."I am a lucky man today because the event was fine and all my boxers did well. I want to thank all of you that came as well as the sponsors for making this fight possible."Salute will continue growing and producing champions," Kamanya noted. The main supporting bout of the night saw Jonas 'Shorty' Erastus defending his national flyweight title against a resilient Luben Kandimba. Another boxer who displayed class on the day was Abed Shikongo, who dominated Stephanus Shimbonde in superwelterweight national title bout. Bantamweight champion Immanuel Josef also showed his mettle after beating Salatiel Moses with ease over six rounds."We are going to continue producing top boxers at Salute. Thank you so much for everyone who came to watch this one as well as NBC TV for the live broadcast," Kamanya said.

Nghutenanye shows class

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