…first
match out of Africa a game changer welterweight champion
Clayton Shereni
Masvingo
based World Boxing Organization (WBO) Africa Welterweight champion, Brendon
Denes has expressed optimism ahead of his fight in the United Arab Emirates
(UAE) which is slated for this Saturday, April 10, 2021.
The
26-year-old fighter will face Ahmed Samir Darwan of Afghanistan at the Arabian
Ranches Golf Club in Dubai.
Boika,
as Denes is affectionately known in the boxing fraternity,
will leave the country today (April 07) in the company of his coach Ali ‘Otto’
Phiri.
Speaking
to TellZim News before his departure, Denes said the opportunity was a rare one
and that he would do his best to win.
“This
is one of my best opportunities and I am ready for the fight. I am emotionally
and physically fit. I am going to take the guy heads on. I am promising good
results because this is a fight of a bigger magnitude,” said Denes.
Boika
said his camp had done all the homework and intensive preparations and that he
was looking forward to raise the country’s flag high.
“It
is actually an honour for me to go out there and represent my country because I
am proudly Zimbabwean. I want to make my fans and every Zimbabwean happy. We
have been in camp and I am going out there in full force because I and my coach
have done all the necessary preparations,” said Denes.
The
Charles Manyuchi Boxing Academy product will feature in a boxing extravaganza
dubbed ‘War on the Shore 4’ which will see six boxers from different countries
exchange blows in three matches.
The
fight which was secured by the Gilbert Munetsi-led Box Africa will be Boika’s
first fight in the UAE and outside Africa as he continues to rise in the boxing
fraternity.
Boika
who was supposed to face off Hassan Mwakinyo of Tanzania in March but the bout
got affected by the death of President John Magufuli. The fight was then
postponed to May since Tanzania is observing Ramadan for the whole of
April.
If
he wins in Dubai the World Boxing Federation (WBF) Intercontinental Champion will
get a chance to participate at a boxing galore in America which is slated for
July this year.
