Moses slams 'low-class' boxing titles Boxing trainer Immanuel ''Imms'' Moses says he is sad that some boxing promoters are lowering the level of boxing in the country.Moses expressed concern over the growing rate at which Namibian boxers are fighting for “low-class” titles.
He warned that it could have a negative impact on the growth of boxing if people continue to fight for shoddy boxing titles.
“The MTC Nestor Sunshine Tobias Boxing and Fitness Academy has done its best to get boxing to the level where it is now.
“However, there are boxing promoters who continue to bring boxing down by making their fighters battle for cheap international and world titles,” Moses said.
He believes the only authentic boxing associations are the International Boxing Federation (IBF), International Boxing Organisation (IBO) and the World Boxing Association.
According to Moses, other associations make themselves guilty of shady deals.
“The fact that a boxer who lost three times in a row is able to fight for a world title is something which I regard strange.
“One has to fight for the world title when you are in the top fifteen of an organisation or when you are a mandatory challenger and not just because you are a boxer.
“Some people will call us haters, but we are just here to protect the interest of boxers and Namibian boxing as a whole.
“I seriously do not care what the people will say about me, because if people are not able turn a blind eye to these things, boxing will return to a level where it was about 20 years ago,” he said.
Moses has worked with Namibia''s top promoter, Nestor Tobias, for over ten years and has trained African and world champions like his own brother Paulus Moses, Paulus Ambunda and Immanuel Naidjala.
JESSE JACKSON KAURAISA