Simon, Meroro fight off
The highly-anticipated non-title cruiserweight fight between undefeated former world champion Harry 'Terminator' Simon and Vikapita 'Beast Master' Meroro has been postponed.
The much-anticipated heavyweight battle between Harry 'Terminator' Simon and Vikapita 'Beast Master' Meroro, which was supposed to have taken place on Saturday at the Ramatex complex in Windhoek, has been postponed.
Promoter Joseph 'Smokey' Hilongwa confirmed this to Namibian Sun yesterday, while saying a media conference will be held today.
“We will have a press conference.
Please attend and then hear why we postponed the fight from both parties,” Hilongwa said.
Meroro, according to sources, is struggling to shrug off extra weight, while Simon is underweight and needs to add a few kilos.
The two boxers have over the years called off scheduled fights at the last minute, after calling out each other and making verbal threats to inflict grievous bodily harm.
A source close to Meroro (33) claims that the 45-year-old Simon's camp is making up excuses yet again to weasel out of the fight.
“Rumours have been circulating that the fight will not take place because Meroro is overweight. The boxers are supposed to weigh 92kg. Just last week Meroro weighed 99kg, which gives him enough time to shed more weight and Simon's weight is 88kg, which was a bit less.
“All of this is not a problem because the fight's status was supposed to be determined on Friday at the official weigh-in. How Meroro sheds those kilos is not a concern for the other camp before the official weigh-in.
“These guys are just trying to get out of the fight after calling out Meroro. They probably thought he will not agree to fight,” the source said.
He said further Simon's camp is using Meroro's name to create hype and then want to pick another opponent for the 'Terminator'.
“This weight story is not relevant because Meroro has always been big. Everyone knows that. I do not understand how Simon's camp was not aware of this before they decided to call out the boxer.
“Also, if he is complaining that Meroro is overweight, then it should be an easy fight for him,” added the source.
He also claimed Meroro does not need to fight Simon. “Simon needs the fight the most. If he is a smart businessman, he will take the fight. There is no other fight left for him; if not, he will lose money.”
The source also added another few mouthfuls, saying that if Simon tries to back out he should then fight Willberforce 'Black Mamba' Shihepo, who is more or less in the same weight class as he is right now.
Meroro was handed N$10 000 by Weto Trading CC to prepare for the fight.
His last fight was in December 2017, when he lost to Maxim Vlasov of Russia while Simon last fought in 2016, when he defeated Japhet Kaseba of Tanzania at Helao Nafidi.
The fight was supposed to have been preceded by seven undercards, headlined by Harry Simon Junior.
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Promoter Joseph 'Smokey' Hilongwa confirmed this to Namibian Sun yesterday, while saying a media conference will be held today.
“We will have a press conference.
Please attend and then hear why we postponed the fight from both parties,” Hilongwa said.
Meroro, according to sources, is struggling to shrug off extra weight, while Simon is underweight and needs to add a few kilos.
The two boxers have over the years called off scheduled fights at the last minute, after calling out each other and making verbal threats to inflict grievous bodily harm.
A source close to Meroro (33) claims that the 45-year-old Simon's camp is making up excuses yet again to weasel out of the fight.
“Rumours have been circulating that the fight will not take place because Meroro is overweight. The boxers are supposed to weigh 92kg. Just last week Meroro weighed 99kg, which gives him enough time to shed more weight and Simon's weight is 88kg, which was a bit less.
“All of this is not a problem because the fight's status was supposed to be determined on Friday at the official weigh-in. How Meroro sheds those kilos is not a concern for the other camp before the official weigh-in.
“These guys are just trying to get out of the fight after calling out Meroro. They probably thought he will not agree to fight,” the source said.
He said further Simon's camp is using Meroro's name to create hype and then want to pick another opponent for the 'Terminator'.
“This weight story is not relevant because Meroro has always been big. Everyone knows that. I do not understand how Simon's camp was not aware of this before they decided to call out the boxer.
“Also, if he is complaining that Meroro is overweight, then it should be an easy fight for him,” added the source.
He also claimed Meroro does not need to fight Simon. “Simon needs the fight the most. If he is a smart businessman, he will take the fight. There is no other fight left for him; if not, he will lose money.”
The source also added another few mouthfuls, saying that if Simon tries to back out he should then fight Willberforce 'Black Mamba' Shihepo, who is more or less in the same weight class as he is right now.
Meroro was handed N$10 000 by Weto Trading CC to prepare for the fight.
His last fight was in December 2017, when he lost to Maxim Vlasov of Russia while Simon last fought in 2016, when he defeated Japhet Kaseba of Tanzania at Helao Nafidi.
The fight was supposed to have been preceded by seven undercards, headlined by Harry Simon Junior.
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