By Gilbert Munetsi The late professional boxer Taurai Zimunya – who passed on following a boxing contest that later turned fatal last Sunday – was laid to rest yesterday at Restland Cemetery in the high density suburb of Dzivaresekwa. For a budding boxer building a career in a sport ironically …
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By Gilbert Munetsi Procrastination on the part of the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Arts and Recreation to appoint a boxing board of control has been blamed for the tragedy that recently struck the sport of boxing leading to the death of a boxer. Taurai Zimunya (24) died hours after subjection to …
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By Gilbert Munetsi A professional non-title bout for an-up-and-coming pugilist, Taurai Zimunya, ended fatally after the young boxer later succumbed to head injuries sustained in a bantamweight contest. News of his passing on hit the local boxing community on the social media portal, Boxing Business Contacts, early this morning. The …
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By Gilbert Munetsi The new baby on the domestic boxing promotion scene – Otto Boxing Club – yesterday held a pre-weighin press conference at Body Active Gym in Borrowdale ahead of the “Rise of Champions” showdown at the same venue today. Evans “Vanso” Husavihwevhu(L) and Collen Zidumbu (R) Pursuant to …
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By Gilbert Munetsi Otto Boxing Club has partnered with ZLG to host their debut professional tournament at Borrowdale Race-course Gym this Sunday. Doors open at 10am and strict Covid-19 measures will be enforced. Dubbed “The Rise of Champions,” the event has 10 bouts on a rich bill that has a …
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Hundreds of youths drawn from around the Mukarakate area of Mashonaland East province were made recipients of a donation of uniforms and balls by a group of community leaders last Sunday. Speaking on the sidelines of the sports tournament that punctuated the kit handover ceremony, one of the donors, Cosmas …
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Zifa have made a sensational U-turn and resolved to send the Under-17 boys and girls to the COSAFA Championships this year after relentless pressure from the media. This year’s regional tournament will run as the AU Region 5 Games, which will be held in Lesotho, in December. The developments mean …
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Zifa Manicaland will conduct an induction workshop for Checheche based new clubs who will form the core of the Checheche Division 2 League, provincial administrator Kundai Makwarise has confirmed. The workshop has been scheduled for October 29 at Checheche Primary School.Clubs in Checheche mooted the idea of a new league …
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Zimbabwe is allowing a limited number of vaccinated fans to watch football and cricket in a major relaxation of Covid-19 regulations in place since March last year. The Sports and Recreation Commission said 2,000 fans would be allowed to watch football matches, but tickets would have to be bought in …
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Zifa could be blindly flying into another constitutional storm which has the potential of pushing out scores of those in charge of domestic football, ahead of the elections to choose their leadership, next year. There are signs the Ghost of 2018, which led to the intervention by FIFA, amid a …
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