Naule clearly did not match his opponent's skill and superior hand combination from the first round.

This led to him being downed in the second minute of the third round after suffering a heavy stomach blow.

What was supposed to be a top-deck rematch for the Namibian, who lost the title to the same man at the Telecom Namibia Box and Dine event, left many disappointed as it was all over in less than ten minutes.

Naule, also known as 'Taks', failed to step up a gear in the second round after realising that his opponent was not giving him much room to land good punches.

The second round saw Naule on the ropes, as Mabuza landed fierce head and body blows that left the Namibian with little chance to respond.

He was saved by the bell in the second round and matters got worse in the third round despite trying to come back with punches that really did not matter for his more experienced counterpart.

Mabuza, who entered the fight as the champion, wasted little time in the third round and peppered the Namibian with punches that left most Namibian fans in awe, while some felt rather sorry for the home boy after the fight.

Naule lay on the floor for several minutes after he was counted out and later got back on his feet after receiving medical attention.

VIKAPITA LIGHTS UP Before that, Namibia's super-middleweight pugilist Vikapita 'Beast Master' Meroro lit up the sombre evening with a sublime display of left-and-right combinations to oust the towering Gibson Mapfumo from Zimbabwe, also with a knockout.

Meroro was clinical in his approach and gave the visitor no chance to reply to his heavy blows, which landed exactly where he wanted them.

The Zimbabwean boxer bled heavily from his nose after the fight, but still kept smiling for the crowd.

Meroro has now extended his wins to 13 from 14 fights and only has one loss, while Naule has lost two of his 14 professional fights.

In other fights, favourite Tommy Hango failed to deliver the goods when he was unanimously defeated by Zimbabwe's Takudzwa Kuchocha in their six-round welterweight fight.

Hango contained the pressure by his opponent well, but his punches did not make a difference to put the visitor to bed.

The much-anticipated fight between Namibia's middleweight boxer Wilberforce Shihepo and Zimbabwe's Farai Musiiwa did not take place as the visitor pulled out in the last minute despite making the trip to Namibia.

In other fights, Martin Haikali was the winner by unanimous decision over Joseph Katenda, while Paulus 'The Rock' Ambunda had an easy path when Johannes Gabriel's trainer threw in the towel in the second round.

Matthew Niitembu won his fight in the first round after Abraham Ndaendapo received a knock above his eye from a head-butt, while Sacky Shikukutu walked away with a sweet victory on his pro debut by winning by unanimous decision against Ileni Shitaleni.

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