Mweya to judge in Kenya
Namibian boxing guru Fillemon Mweya is ready to judge a WBC title bout in Kenya this weekend.
The World Boxing Council (WBC) Women's Championship Committee has appointed Fillemon Mweya as one of three judges for a super bantamweight title fight that takes place on Saturday in Kenya.
The fight will be between Kenya's Fatuma 'Iron Fist' Zarika and Zambian challenger Catherine Phiri. Zarika has promised to give her all when the two clash. The bout will be a rematch of their bruising encounter in December last year, which the Kenyan boxing queen won by unanimous decision.
Mweya will be joined by Michael Neeqwaye from Ghana and Irene Semakula from Uganda as the judges for the bout. 'I'm the only Namibian referee registered with the WBC, the number one best boxing body in the world.
“The appointment is not a surprise, because of the boxing convention I attended in Kyiv, Ukraine last year in October.
“I went through many tests, but through my dedication, hard work and commitment, I managed to be awarded with a diploma on judging and refereeing,” Mweya said.
The Namibian boxing guru attended a referee and judges workshop, which covered topics like scoring theory, judging criteria, knockdowns and knockouts, and successfully completed a written exam to be awarded his diploma.
He thanked the following sponsors of his Ukraine trip last year: Air Namibia, Solitaire Press, Green Enterprise Solutions, Embalangadja Investment, Scorpion Upholstery Trading and Lingua College.
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The fight will be between Kenya's Fatuma 'Iron Fist' Zarika and Zambian challenger Catherine Phiri. Zarika has promised to give her all when the two clash. The bout will be a rematch of their bruising encounter in December last year, which the Kenyan boxing queen won by unanimous decision.
Mweya will be joined by Michael Neeqwaye from Ghana and Irene Semakula from Uganda as the judges for the bout. 'I'm the only Namibian referee registered with the WBC, the number one best boxing body in the world.
“The appointment is not a surprise, because of the boxing convention I attended in Kyiv, Ukraine last year in October.
“I went through many tests, but through my dedication, hard work and commitment, I managed to be awarded with a diploma on judging and refereeing,” Mweya said.
The Namibian boxing guru attended a referee and judges workshop, which covered topics like scoring theory, judging criteria, knockdowns and knockouts, and successfully completed a written exam to be awarded his diploma.
He thanked the following sponsors of his Ukraine trip last year: Air Namibia, Solitaire Press, Green Enterprise Solutions, Embalangadja Investment, Scorpion Upholstery Trading and Lingua College.
LIMBA MUPETAMI
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