South Africa-based boxer Dennis Mwale must this evening knockout Hannock 'Hardknocker' Phiri to win the Universal Boxing Organisation (UBO) light welterweight title at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (Kuhes) Sports Complex in Blantyre. The 33-year-old, fighting his first bout on home soil after 14 fights, will also see 20 percent of his cut given to
April 11, 2021 Phillip Pasula-Nyasa Times 7 Comments
Malawian boxer, Hannock ‘Hardknocker’ Phiri, is World Boxing Federation (WBF) All Africa lightweight champion after flooring a Tanzanian boxer Jonas Segu Kasengwe on Friday night in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Phiri wins the belt after TKO victory in Tanzania
It was not an easy fight. The Tanzanian boxer Kasegwe, was so resilient in the ring until the 9th round when Phiri managed to send him packing with a Technical Knock Out (TKO).
Bruises on Phiri’s face at the end of the fight was testimony that the Tanzanian put a gallant fight but not smarter than Malawi’s Phiri.