Nakathila aims to restore energy Jeremiah Nakathila will be doing light exercises for the remainder of the week in order to restore some lost energy he used up while preparing for his Russian trip. The boxer confirmed yesterday that it was important for his body to relax in order to conserve energy for his international bout.
The undefeated boxer has a date with Russian Evngeny ''Happy Gilmore'' Chuprakov for the WBO Intercontinental Super Featherweight title fight on 18 November.
“I have been working so hard in the gym for the past month and I feel I am ready to take down the Russian.
“As a boxer I am willing to slow my training pace down in order to restore energy I have lost while working out for the past couple of months. “I believe that it is going to be a good week ahead before I travel to Russia on Friday,” Nakathila said in an interview yesterday.
''No Respect'', as he is known locally, will travel to Russia boasting with a record of 11 wins from 11 fights, while Chaprov awaits him with an impressive record of 16 undefeated fights.
Nakathila''s coach and trainer, Tobias Nashilongo, expressed confidence in his young boxer.
“We have done everything we could to bring him to this level which I believe gives our team great confidence when going to Russia.
“I do not think the weather will be that much of a problem because the coldness could help the boxer not to tire out when fighting,” Nashilongo said.