Ali dismisses Malinga

NAMIBIAN welterweight Ali Nuumbembe took a step closer in his bid for a world title fight when he shook-off South Africa’s SamuelMalinga on points in their WBO Africa welterweight title fight on Saturday.

Nuumbembe managed to go the distance against the tough South African and will now stand a better chance to be ranked by the World Boxing Organisation (WBO), before he can take a shot at a world title fight.The humble Namibian army captain, extended his professional record to 23 wins from 28 fights, with only four losses to date.Results of other fights were as follows: Albinu Felesianu beat Peter Malakia on ptsJulius Indongo bt Pohamba Mandume on ptsPaulus Ambunda bt Tommy Nakashimba on ptsSacky Shikukutu bt Lawrence Moyo, R4 TKOAbraham Ndaendapo v Gotlieb Ndokosho, no contestFight stopped due to cut Vikapita Meroro bt Tinei Maridzo, R2 KOAli Nuumbembe bt Samuel Malinga on pts * pts – points* KO – Knock-Out