Shihepo gets lucrative Manchester fightNamibia’s Wilberforce ‘Black Mamba’ Shihepo is set to travel to the UK to fight Callum ‘The One’ Johnson for the vacant Commonwealth title.
The fight is scheduled for 24 September and is promoted by one of the biggest boxing promoters in the world, Matchroom Promotions. The fight will take place at the famous Manchester Arena.
Shihepo has a record of ?34 fights, 28 wins, 8 losses and no draws.
He comes into this fight with two consecutive wins after beating Zimbabwe’s Tineyi Maridzo Maike Gogoda from Malawi.
That run will give Shihepo the confidence that he can add the lucrative Commonwealth title to his name.
Johnson has a record of 15 fights with 15 straight wins.
He comes into the fight with a 100% win record and will be looking to protect his excellent record.
“Shihepo is an experienced fighter, but he will take no chances against Callum.
“We will go there to register a win. Fighting outside the country is never easy but Shihepo has done it many times and we go and do Namibia proud,” said Nestor Tobias, who is Shihepo’s trainer/manager.
Shihepo is a product of the MTC Nestor Sunshine Boxing & Fitness Academy, which is owned by Tobias.
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