BRAZZAVILLE – Boxers Mathias Hamunyela and Junius Jonas on Saturday became the first sportsmen to win silver medals for Namibia at the All Africa Games (AAG) underway in Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo.
They won the medals on Saturday night in the finals of their respective boxing categories.
Hamunyela fought home favourite Francel Moussiesse in the final. He put up a brave fight but the judges’ scorecards did not read in his favour, as he lost on points after three rounds of boxing in the light flyweight, 49kg category with the judges scoring the fight 28-29, 27-30 and 30-27.
Namibia’s 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medalist Junius Jonas also won a silver medal in the light welterweight (64 kg) category after losing his fight against Abdelkader Chadi of Algeria. The judges scored the fight 29-28, 28-29 and 28-29.
Jonas told Nampa he did all he could in the fight and thought he was the winner of the gold medal, but it did not turn out that way.
“I went into the ring today to fight, but it did not happen the way I thought it would since the judges’ scorecards did not read in my favour. Despite not winning the gold I am happy that I put up an impressive performance. The president of the World Series of Boxing (WSB) Africa told me he will add my name to their list and very soon I will start boxing there,” said Jonas.
The World Series of Boxing (WSB) was first presented to the boxing family in August 2008. The origin of WSB marked a new era in the sport of boxing, reuniting the broader boxing world.
The world’s best boxers, competing in teams, without head guards and using the AIBA Ten Points-Must scoring system, take part in a global team competition.
The International Boxing Association, originally the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur and still referred to as AIBA, is a sport organisation that sanctions amateur (Olympic-style) boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.
Namibia has so far won five medals – two silvers and three bronze – courtesy of swimmer Daniela Lindemeier and the two boxers, Jonas and Hamunyela.
Namibia won seven medals – one gold, one silver and five bronze – at the 2011 AAG held in Maputo, Mozambique.
The games end on 19 September 2015. – Nampa
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