Uushona promises to 'punish' JackiewiczSalute invites fans to their year-end bonanza The redemption of Bethuel ''Tyson'' Uushona has arrived and the Namibian is eager to be in the ring and so is his Polish opponent. Bethuel ''Tyson'' Uushona says his opponent, Rafal Jackiewicz, has come at the “wrong” time and will not receive any mercy. The confident Uushona will be facing Jackiewicz for the WBF welterweight world title on Saturday at the Ramatex hall in Windhoek. The event is organised by the Salute Boxing Academy.
“We have been working hard for this fight and come Saturday somebody has to feel the pain, and I tell you that I am going to punish you,” Uushona said.
Uushona said he has gone through a lot in his boxing career, and it is now his time to shine.
“I have chosen him because I have also seen his record and because of what I have gone through in my career it is not my fault that he came at the wrong time,” he said.
He urged all the Namibian fighters to bring their talent to the table on the night.
“We must all go and put up an unforgettable show as this is the first Salute event in Windhoek so let us all bring the talent to the table,” he said.
Jackiewicz also showed confidence when the two boxers met at a media briefing, stating that he had prepared well for the fight.
“I had two months to prepare for this fight but usually I only prepare for two to three weeks, so it is a positive that I had so much time to get ready for this fight,” he said.
Although it is his first fight in Africa, Jackiewicz said he was not going to disappoint and that the hot weather would not have an impact on him on that night.
“I did not come here for a holiday excursion but to show off my boxing skills,” he said.
The 12-round bout will be the main event of the night, which will see Uushona entering the ring with a record of 40 fights, 34 wins, five losses and one draw while Jackiewicz has a record of 65 fights, 48 wins, 12 losses and two draws.
In the supporting bout, Lukas ''The Demolisher'' Ndafoluma will face Walter Dlamini of South Africa.
Ndafoluma and Dlamini were due to compete for the IBO All-Africa middleweight title but according to Salute Boxing Academy''s spokesperson Fredrich Nghiyolwa the fight will go on but not for the IBO title.
Ngiyolwa explained that the academy has been in communication with the IBO office in America as they do not have an African representative but because the IBO officers were on holiday they could not process the claim. IBO has indicated to the academy that it is too late to appoint officials for the fight.
“We have already paid the sanction fees so the title fight is not called off but postponed to our next event,” he said.
The IBO office communicated to Salute that they received the sanction fees on 23 November.
Boxers such as Albinus Felisiano and Joseph ''Smokey'' Hilongwa will also feature on the card.
Tickets for the fight are being sold countrywide, and at all Airtime kiosks in Windhoek. General tickets cost N$100, VIP N$500 and table for ten N$20 000.
KAINO NGHITONGO