For Immediate Release:
5 Nations Boxing Friendly Championship to be held at The Kingdom Hotel on 21 December 2019
· Top junior and senior amateur Elite boxers from Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe will be competing
VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE, December 10, 2019 — It is with great pride that the Victoria Falls Boxing Academy in conjunction with the Zimbabwe Boxing Federation, announces that it will be hosting the Five Nations Boxing Friendly Championship on 21st December 2019. The event will be held in the Great Enclosure at The Kingdom Hotel, starting at 6pm, with boxers from Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe competing. This championship will be an assessing event, whereby boxers who win will earn points towards qualifying for the upcoming African Olympic Qualifiers, to be held in Senegal and for the Youth Olympic qualifiers.
Weigh-ins will be held on the morning of the fight, with contenders from Youth Pinweight through to Adult Middleweight, both male and female. On offer are gold medals for each bout winner along with overall trophies for Best Junior Boxer, Best Overall Woman Boxer and Best Overall Male Boxer. Tickets for this exciting Jungle Rumble are available as follows from Liquorama in Victoria Falls:
VIP USD 30
FRONT ROW SEATS USD 15
SECOND ROW SEATS USD 12
GENERAL SEATS USD 10
We would like to invite the public to join us in celebrating Zimbabwean boxing, most especially our incredible local junior boxers Prince Urengwa and Personal Mpofu, who have overcome the odds to become National Pinweight and Paperweight Gold Medalists respectively. Both come from disadvantaged backgrounds, with Prince even scavenging the dumpsite as a 6 year old to earn money from selling plastic bottletops. Under the guidance of Tobius Muposiwa, their trainer and now guardian, these small but fierce champions are the future of Zimbabwean boxing and we look forward to them making us proud. It’s going to be a great night out, with music from local DJs, casino tables open and cash bar and food available. Don’t miss out on being part of the renaissance of Zimbabwean Boxing!
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About the Victoria Falls Boxing Academy. Headed by Tobius Muposiwa, this group of dedicated boxers had previously earned the moniker of the “Bush Boxers”, as they trained in the surrounds of Victoria Falls town. Now, with the help of their own trust and outside sponsorship, the Academy proudly has a new home, with equipment supplied by kind donors and will open its doors to the public in 2020. The Academy not only trains some of Zimbabwe’s up and coming boxers but through Tobius’ mentorship, works with at-risk children, giving them a safe, healthy space to be in and teaches them discipline and life skills, transforming lives.
For more information:
Christie Brookstein
Media Liaison
media@victoriafallsboxingacademy.com
