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The Namibian
Mon 12 Aug 2013
SMS Of The Day * MINISTRY of Gender and Child Welfare, TEARS are rolling down as I write this SMS. The killing of women in Namibia is now like reciting a poem. Are we really getting the protection we deserve while women not being treated as part of this c Food For Thought * SO the Zimbabwe elections were free and peaceful and not free and fair? Bouquets And Brickbats * NURSES at Katutura Hospital must stop wearing those big plastic sandals at work because they are not the official working shoes. We want to see you looking smart and beautiful with your full uniform. SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf
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Ambunda to get rematch
Sheefeni Nikodemus
MAKE WAY ... Japan’s Komoki Kameda beat Namibia’s Paulus Ambunda on points to become the new WBO bamtamweight title holder in Cebu City, Philippines yesterday. notifight.com
PAULUS ‘The Rock’ Ambunda will get the opportunity to reclaim the WBO bantamweight title in a rematch against new holder Tomoki ‘Mexicanito’ Kameda later this year.
Ambunda lost the title and his previously unbeaten record after a twelve round unanimous decision at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City, Philippines yesterday.
Still unbeaten, the quicker Kameda (28-0, 18 KO’s) reportedly outboxed Ambunda en route to a 118-110, 116-112, 117-111 victory in front of over 3000 Japanese supporters, who had crammed into the venue to see him become the third Kameda brother to win a world title.
“[Ambunda’s trainer and promoter] Nestor [Tobias] has a rematch clause in the contract and he is obviously looking forward to exercising that once negotiations have been finalised between the two camps,” said MTC spokesperson Tim Ekandjo, who witnessed the fight in Cebu. “Ambunda is obviously disappointed but still in high spirit and looking forward to the rematch- hopefully on home soil.”
The 21 year-old Japanese is said to have banked on his superior reach, quick jab combinations and nifty footwork from the get go that put the power-punching Ambunda (20-1, 10 KO’s) out of rhythm.
The 32-year-old Ambunda, a 2004 Olympian, tried his best and even landed some hard punches but somehow couldn’t figure out Tomoki, who proved too slick.
Nonetheless, Ekandjo believes the fight was more evenly contested than the scorecard suggested.
“It was a very close fight with most of Kameda’s punches being blocked by The Rock but every time he punched, the strong Japanese crowd roared, which might have put the judges under pressure. But all in all a very entertaining fight with Ambunda landing solid punches,” Ekandjo said.
“Ambunda will take a break and look forward to the rematch as it was a voluntary defence,”added the former champion’s associate trainer Immanuel Moses.
Tomoki Kameda is part of the first trio of brothers to ever win recognised world titles in boxing history.
Koki Kameda currently holds the WBA bantamweight title, while Daiki Kameda formerly held the WBA flyweight title and will meet Rodrigo Guerrero for the vacant IBF super flyweight title on September 3 in Japan. If Daiki wins that fight, all three brothers would be active world champions.
Warriors plot Mambas ambush
• STAFF REPORTER
THE Brave Warriors have a surprise in store for Mozambique when the two meet in tomorrow’s Caf African Nations Championships return clash at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek.
According to midfielder Willy Stephanus, the Brave Warriors are better prepared compared to the first leg in Maputo which ended in a 3-0 victory for the Mambas.
“We are much better prepared this time. Mentally we are ready and the hype in the team is very high and come Saturday, we have a huge surprise for Mozambique, said Stephanus. “But again, the whole team has to be on the same rhythm so that we execute the tactics successfully.”
He added that tomorrow’s encounter will be reminiscent of last year’s clash in Windhoek between the two sides.
“Before we played them in Cosafa this year, we managed to beat them 3-0 at home with Sadney (Urikhob) and Benson Shilongo with the goals. Now we have to score four and we have the quality of players to do just that. We are not underestimating them at all, we respect them but we have a job to do and our supporters need this. It was last year then but now anything is still possible, said Stephanus. The match kicks off at 17h00.
Still unbeaten, the quicker Kameda (28-0, 18 KO’s) reportedly outboxed Ambunda en route to a 118-110, 116-112, 117-111 victory in front of over 3000 Japanese supporters, who had crammed into the venue to see him become the third Kameda brother to win a world title.
“[Ambunda’s trainer and promoter] Nestor [Tobias] has a rematch clause in the contract and he is obviously looking forward to exercising that once negotiations have been finalised between the two camps,” said MTC spokesperson Tim Ekandjo, who witnessed the fight in Cebu. “Ambunda is obviously disappointed but still in high spirit and looking forward to the rematch- hopefully on home soil.”
The 21 year-old Japanese is said to have banked on his superior reach, quick jab combinations and nifty footwork from the get go that put the power-punching Ambunda (20-1, 10 KO’s) out of rhythm.
The 32-year-old Ambunda, a 2004 Olympian, tried his best and even landed some hard punches but somehow couldn’t figure out Tomoki, who proved too slick.
Nonetheless, Ekandjo believes the fight was more evenly contested than the scorecard suggested.
“It was a very close fight with most of Kameda’s punches being blocked by The Rock but every time he punched, the strong Japanese crowd roared, which might have put the judges under pressure. But all in all a very entertaining fight with Ambunda landing solid punches,” Ekandjo said.
“Ambunda will take a break and look forward to the rematch as it was a voluntary defence,”added the former champion’s associate trainer Immanuel Moses.
Tomoki Kameda is part of the first trio of brothers to ever win recognised world titles in boxing history.
Koki Kameda currently holds the WBA bantamweight title, while Daiki Kameda formerly held the WBA flyweight title and will meet Rodrigo Guerrero for the vacant IBF super flyweight title on September 3 in Japan. If Daiki wins that fight, all three brothers would be active world champions.
Warriors plot Mambas ambush
• STAFF REPORTER
THE Brave Warriors have a surprise in store for Mozambique when the two meet in tomorrow’s Caf African Nations Championships return clash at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek.
According to midfielder Willy Stephanus, the Brave Warriors are better prepared compared to the first leg in Maputo which ended in a 3-0 victory for the Mambas.
“We are much better prepared this time. Mentally we are ready and the hype in the team is very high and come Saturday, we have a huge surprise for Mozambique, said Stephanus. “But again, the whole team has to be on the same rhythm so that we execute the tactics successfully.”
He added that tomorrow’s encounter will be reminiscent of last year’s clash in Windhoek between the two sides.
“Before we played them in Cosafa this year, we managed to beat them 3-0 at home with Sadney (Urikhob) and Benson Shilongo with the goals. Now we have to score four and we have the quality of players to do just that. We are not underestimating them at all, we respect them but we have a job to do and our supporters need this. It was last year then but now anything is still possible, said Stephanus. The match kicks off at 17h00.
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