Black Mamba to strike at Russian
Local boxing trainer Nicky Shihepo is confident that Wilberforce 'Black Mamba' Shihepo will bring home the IBF International cruiserweight title.
Former WBO Africa middleweight champion Wilberforce 'Black Mamba' Shihepo will be in action over the weekend against Alexei Papin in their much-anticipated IBF International cruiserweight title fight that will take place in Russia.
Known as Black Mamba by his affectionate fans, the Namibia boxer will take on the heavy-hitting Papin on Saturday after a few months of inaction.
“Shihepo is readier than ever before.
I have personally never seen him in this space and shape. We will bring the title home to the Land of the brave,” his trainer Nicky Shihepo said.
Shihepo last fought in April and beat Mussa Ajibu of Malawi on a third round technical knockout at the Ramatex complex in Windhoek.
The fight ended up in brawl, as the two fighters exchanged some heated words and exchanged blows, even after Shihepo had already won.
Before that Shihepo fought against Anos Temfuma in 2017 and lost by unanimous decision.
He then went on to lose against Callum Johnson in 2016, in their Commonwealth Games (British Empire) light heavyweight title fight, via a knockout.
However, Saturday's fight will be much tougher for the Namibian, as the Russian is not one to play around with.
Papin is hungry to make a name for himself after moving away from kickboxing a few years ago.
He demolished Ismayl Sillakh of Ukraine in one round in November last year.
Papin began kickboxing when he was just seven years old and was very successful; he is a six-time WAKO amateur champion of Russia, three-time European champion and two-time World Cup winner, as well as a kickboxing world champion.
This fight is a great distraction for the Namibian who late last year appeared in the Okahandja Magistrate's Court and is out on bail, following a road crash near Okahandja that resulted in the death of 54-year-old Likius Petrus and six-year-old Toivo Linda Teopoline Nhiguyoonda.
The charges he faces include culpable homicide, failure to ascertain the nature and extent of injuries sustained by a person after an accident, failure to render assistance to injured person(s) after an accident, failure to ascertain the extent of damage after an accident and operating an unroadworthy vehicle.
-Additional info by RINGTV
LIMBA MUPETAMI
Known as Black Mamba by his affectionate fans, the Namibia boxer will take on the heavy-hitting Papin on Saturday after a few months of inaction.
“Shihepo is readier than ever before.
I have personally never seen him in this space and shape. We will bring the title home to the Land of the brave,” his trainer Nicky Shihepo said.
Shihepo last fought in April and beat Mussa Ajibu of Malawi on a third round technical knockout at the Ramatex complex in Windhoek.
The fight ended up in brawl, as the two fighters exchanged some heated words and exchanged blows, even after Shihepo had already won.
Before that Shihepo fought against Anos Temfuma in 2017 and lost by unanimous decision.
He then went on to lose against Callum Johnson in 2016, in their Commonwealth Games (British Empire) light heavyweight title fight, via a knockout.
However, Saturday's fight will be much tougher for the Namibian, as the Russian is not one to play around with.
Papin is hungry to make a name for himself after moving away from kickboxing a few years ago.
He demolished Ismayl Sillakh of Ukraine in one round in November last year.
Papin began kickboxing when he was just seven years old and was very successful; he is a six-time WAKO amateur champion of Russia, three-time European champion and two-time World Cup winner, as well as a kickboxing world champion.
This fight is a great distraction for the Namibian who late last year appeared in the Okahandja Magistrate's Court and is out on bail, following a road crash near Okahandja that resulted in the death of 54-year-old Likius Petrus and six-year-old Toivo Linda Teopoline Nhiguyoonda.
The charges he faces include culpable homicide, failure to ascertain the nature and extent of injuries sustained by a person after an accident, failure to render assistance to injured person(s) after an accident, failure to ascertain the extent of damage after an accident and operating an unroadworthy vehicle.
-Additional info by RINGTV
LIMBA MUPETAMI
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