Flame Nangolo claims WBO Super Featherweight title with a TKO Flame Nangolo claims WBO Super Featherweight title with a TKO Sport Wed, 04/02/2025 - 18:42

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‘Special One’ wins WBO Africa title Super featherweight boxer Flame ‘Special One’ Nangolo was crowned the new World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa Super Featherweight champion Saturday night after outclassing Felix Ajoma of Ghana. The fight, held at the Roman Catholic Hall in Windhoek, was promoted by AC Boxing Sport and Entertainment. The Namibian boxer, boasting a record of 12 fights and 12 wins, including four by knockout, added yet another victory to his tally, overwhelming his opponent Ajoma with fast jabs and body shots that the Ghanaian struggled to withstand. In the fourth round Ajoma, who has a record of 23 fights with 20 wins, two losses, and one draw, 17 of which came via knockout, could not cope with Nangolo’s speed and precision and was knocked out just two minutes into the round. Ajoma was dropped by a hook to the stomach and failed to beat the referee’s count. Speaking to the media after the fight, Nangolo said winning titles has always been his dream and that securing a WBO belt motivates him to work even harder. “I am very happy to have won this title, and as I have mentioned since my uncle (Imms Moses) introduced me to the sport, my goal has always been to win titles. I will keep working hard until I get a shot at the world title,” he said. Meanwhile, in the supporting bouts, Shikukuta Jona recorded a victory against Hango Petrus with a stoppage in the second round of their four-round fight. Jonas Jonas from Kambinda Boxing in Walvis Bay outperformed his opponent, Paulus Amavila from AC Boxing Gym, in another four-round bout, with two of the three judges scoring in his favour, 39-37, while the third judge scored 36-40 in Amavila’s favour. Robert Ndelelwa faced debutant Nicanor Mungonena from Otavi’s Knockout Boxing Club. The debutant put forth a strong effort in their four-round match, but the judges’ scorecards reflected a split decision, with one judge scoring it a draw at 38-38, while the others scored it 39-37 and 40-36, resulting in Mungonena losing his first professional fight, while Ndelelwa marked his third win out of six professional bouts. Shanyengange Shanyengange from Ondangwa’s Chris Junior Boxing Gym battled against more experienced Hafeni Ngesheya. The Ondangwa-based boxer pushed Ngesheya hard, and in the third round, Shanyengange injured his shoulder, prompting doctors to recommend stopping the fight after 1:44 seconds, leading to a technical draw being declared. In another highlight, Namibia’s knockout artist, Walter ‘The Executioner’ Kautondoka, made a return to the ring after a five-year hiatus, decisively defeating Liberty Muwani from Zimbabwe with a knockout in the first round. Muwani appeared intimidated, managing to withstand only one minute and 30 seconds before Kautondoka claimed victory effortlessly. Charles Shinima outperformed his opponent, Dickson Saidi from Malawi. Said consistently evaded Shinima during the first round, but with 10 seconds remaining in that round, Shinima dropped him, although Saidi managed to beat the count. In the second round, Shinima knocked his opponent down twice more, yet Saidi continued to rise. In the third round, Shinima dropped Saidi once again, and as the bout wore on, the referee intervened to stop the fight due to the one-sided nature of the contest. Harry Simon Junior also achieved another win in his career, defeating Tranos Zihove of Zimbabwe by technical knockout after two rounds of boxing. The post ‘Special One’ wins WBO Africa title appeared first on The Namibian.

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‘Special One’ wins WBO Africa title Super featherweight boxer Flame ‘Special One’ Nangolo was crowned the new World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa Super Featherweight champion on Saturday night after outclassing Felix Ajoma of Ghana. The fight, held at the Roman Catholic Hall in Windhoek, was promoted by AC Boxing Sport and Entertainment. The Namibian boxer, boasting a record of 12 fights and 12 wins, including four by knockout, added yet another victory to his tally, overwhelming Ajoma with fast jabs and body shots the Ghanaian struggled to withstand. In the fourth round Ajoma, who has a record of 23 fights with 20 wins, two losses, and one draw, 17 of which came via knockout, could not cope with Nangolo’s speed and precision and was knocked out just two minutes into the round. Ajoma was dropped by a hook to the stomach and failed to beat the referee’s count. Speaking to the media after the fight, Nangolo said winning titles has always been his dream and that securing a WBO belt motivates him to work even harder. “I am very happy to have won this title, and as I have mentioned since my uncle (Imms Moses) introduced me to the sport, my goal has always been to win titles. I will keep working hard until I get a shot at the world title,” he said. Meanwhile, in the supporting bouts, Shikukuta Jona recorded a victory against Hango Petrus with a stoppage in the second round of their four-round fight. Jonas Jonas from Kambinda Boxing at Walvis Bay outperformed his opponent, Paulus Amavila from AC Boxing Gym, in another four-round bout, with two of the three judges scoring in his favour, 39-37, while the third judge scored 36-40 in Amavila’s favour. Robert Ndelelwa faced debutant Nicanor Mungonena from Otavi’s Knockout Boxing Club. The debutant put forth a strong effort in their four-round match, but the judges’ scorecards reflected a split decision, with one judge scoring it a draw at 38-38, while the others scored it 39-37 and 40-36, resulting in Mungonena losing his first professional fight, while Ndelelwa marked his third win out of six professional bouts. Shanyengange Shanyengange, from Ondangwa’s Chris Junior Boxing Gym, battled against more experienced Hafeni Ngesheya. The Ondangwa-based boxer pushed Ngesheya hard, and in the third round, Shanyengange injured his shoulder, prompting doctors to recommend stopping the fight after 1:44 seconds, leading to a technical draw being declared. In another highlight, Namibia’s knockout artist, Walter ‘The Executioner’ Kautondoka, made a return to the ring after a five-year hiatus, decisively defeating Liberty Muwani from Zimbabwe with a knockout in the first round. Muwani appeared intimidated, managing to withstand only one minute and 30 seconds before Kautondoka claimed victory effortlessly. Charles Shinima outperformed his opponent, Dickson Said from Malawi. Said consistently evaded Shinima during the first round, but with 10 seconds remaining in that round, Shinima dropped him, although Said managed to beat the count. In the second round, Shinima knocked his opponent down twice more, yet continued to rise. In the third round, Shinima dropped Said once again, and as the bout wore on, the referee intervened to stop the fight due to the one-sided nature of the contest. Harry Simon Junior also achieved another win in his career, defeating Tranos Zihove of Zimbabwe by technical knockout after two rounds of boxing. The post ‘Special One’ wins WBO Africa title appeared first on The Namibian.

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All systems go for AC Promotions bonanza It’s all systems go for AC Promotions’ boxing bonanza at the Roman Catholic Hall on Saturday night when Flame Nangolo will top the bill against Felix Ajom of Ghana for the WBO Africa super featherweight title.  Nangolo won the WBA Africa super featherweight title in sensational style last September when he knocked out Peter Pambeni of Zimbabwe in the first round, and he is now determined to add the WBO Africa title according to promoter Immanuel Moses. “Flame is in top shape and ready for the fight. His training in Las Vegas earlier this year where he sparred against top American boxers formed part of his preparations and now he is raring top go. He will be fighting for the WBO Africa super bantamweight title so a lot is at stake and a win will give him a top 15 ranking in the world,” he said yesterday.  The 23-year-old Nangolo is still undefeated after 12 professional fights, but the 30-year-old Ghanaian will be a tough nut to crack.  He has an impressive pro record of 20 wins, with 17 coming voa knock out), one draw and two defeats. His last defeat came in December 2018, but since then he has gone on an unbeaten run of nine fights, winning the Ghanaian super featherweight title in the process.  Charles Shinima will be back in the ring after his recent defeat to Brandon Thysse of South Africa for the WBC silver welterweight title. That was Shinima’s second defeat in 22 pro fights, but he should be the strong favourite against Dickson Saidi of Malawi who has a mediocre record of six wins, eight losses and one draw.  Moses, who earlier demanded a rematch against Thysse, said that Shinima had put the incident behind him.  “Charles is looking good and has recovered from his controversial loss against Thysse. Everyone who saw the fight could see that Charles won the fight, but he has put that behind him and is determined to get back to winning ways.” Harry Simon Junior will also be in action in a welterweight fight against Tranos Zihove of Zimbabwe.  Simon is still unbeaten with a record of 22 wins and one draw, and will start as the favourite agaionst Zihove who has a patchy record of nine wins and five losses.  Namibia’s former WBO Africa middleweight champion Walter Kautondokwa also makes a return after a break of more than five years when he takes on Liberty Muwani of Zimbabwe in a super middleweight fight.  Kautondokwa, who built up an impressive record of 18 wins (17 by knockout) and two losses, hasn’t fought since October 2019, but he should be too strong for the Zimbabwean who has an unimpressive record of four wins and eight losses.  There will be several more fights on the undercard while a packed crowd can be expected according to Moses.  “The general tickets have already sold out so we are expecting a big crowd. We still have a few VIP tables available for N$15 000 per table of ten so I urge the corporates out there to come on board,” he said.  The bonanza will also be the first pay per view boxing tournament in Namibia and Moses said interest is picking up.  “It’s a new platform that we are trying out for the first time, which will give good exposure to Namibian boxers abroad. Interest is picking up and boxing fans can log on via our various social media platforms,” he said.  The post All systems go for AC Promotions bonanza appeared first on The Namibian.

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