{"id":15110,"date":"2020-09-12T17:05:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T17:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=15110"},"modified":"2020-09-12T17:05:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T17:05:31","slug":"jkt-hq-ngome-punches-light-up-national-boxing-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/sport\/jkt-hq-ngome-punches-light-up-national-boxing-ring","title":{"rendered":"JKT HQ, NGOME PUNCHES LIGHT UP NATIONAL BOXING RING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: ELKANA KUHENGA<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> JKT HQ and the national team boxer, Boniface Mlingwa yesterday set a new bar in the ongoing National Boxing Championship as he matched to the finals in just 23 seconds by knocking out Emmanuel Marwa for Ruvu at River Nile hall in Babati, Manyara.<\/p>\n<p>It was by the referee\u2019s decision to end the bout, witnessing Marwa receiving heavy blows from his opponent. It was indeed the hardest time for him as each punch he received had no mercy but was ruthless.<\/p>\n<p>Mlingwa will then face Ezra Paul of Ngome in the bantamweight final. Paul got his ticket to the finals, after he beat Hamad Furahisha of Tanzanite Manyara in a thrilling bout.<\/p>\n<p>This bout brought together experienced boxers who previously participated in the 2014 Commonwealth Competition in Glasgow, Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Saidi Kanenda, a light weight boxer from Mbweni displayed an outstanding performance in his first and second rounds when he knocked out Mussa Omari of Band Coy in the second round.<\/p>\n<p>Hamdani Issa for JKT HQ followed Kanenda to the final as he won his bout by a walkover, after his opponent did not appear in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>Other boxers that displayed quality were, George Constantine (Ngome) who delivered a classy performance by outpointing Iddi Athumani of Mgulani.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Anastaz (Tanzanite Manyara) defeated Issa Omary of JKT HQ by unanimous decision.\u00a0Hence he will meet with Constantine in the fly weight final.<\/p>\n<p>Christian Charles from Tarangire Manyara stepped to the light fly weight final, after beating Saidi Mohamed of Ngome by points.<\/p>\n<p>Charles will indeed look forward to use the finals to revenge for his club after his team mate Jonas John was beaten by Abdallah Mohamed of JKT HQ.<\/p>\n<p>The competition that commenced on Monday, reaches its climax tomorrow. It has drawn clubs from Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Pwani, Manyara, Arusha and Kagera.<\/p>\n<p>The clubs involved are Tanzanite Manyara, Tarangire Manyara, JKT Headquarters, JKT Mgulani, JKT Mbweni, JKT Ruvu, Ngome Club, BandCoy, Kagera and Arusha Team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: ELKANA KUHENGA AfricaPress-Tanzania: JKT HQ and the national team boxer, Boniface Mlingwa yesterday set a new bar in the ongoing National Boxing Championship as he matched to the finals in just 23 seconds by knocking out Emmanuel Marwa for Ruvu at River Nile hall in Babati, Manyara. 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