Harry Simon wins comeback fight

HARRY Simon made a victorious comeback to the ring when he beat Stephan Ngueza of Gabon on a unanimous points decision over eight rounds after midnight on Sunday morning.

But Ngueza can feel hard done by as he did everything but knock down Simon in a gutsy display in front of close to 1 000 fans at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. Ngueza took the fight to Simon from the start and regularly pinned him against the ropes with sharp combinations to the head and body.But Simon absorbed all Ngueza could throw at him and counter-attacked with some heavy combinations of his own.At times Simon showed flashes of his old brilliance with his quick hand speed, but on the whole he looked ponderous and out of shape.But although Ngueza found an easy target in Simon, he couldn’t put him down.Simon, on the other hand, landed the heavier blows, a factor which probably counted in his favour with the judges, who gave all gave Simon a comfortable victory.In the end, the three judges’ score cards read 79-73, 80-73 and 78-74 in Simon’s favour, Ngueza took the fight to Simon from the start and pinned him on the ropes with quick combinations.Using Muhammad Ali’s rope-a-dope tactics, Simon absorbed Ngueza’s blows and by the second round started landing some hard blows of his own.Ngueza did most of the work, but by the fourth and fifth rounds Simon’s quick hand speed came to the fore.Simon shaded round six with his quick hand speed, but the last two rounds seemed to be even as both boxers slugged it out to the delight of the fans.Simon showed that he is as tough as ever and absorbed a lot of blows, but Ngueza couldn’t put him down.UUSHONA BEATS KANIME The main bout of the evening between Namibian welterweight champion Tyson Uushona and Kanime Kanime was a bit disappointing.Uushona was an easy winner on points, but both fighters looked slow and missed a lot.After a slow start, Uushona picked up the pace and started landing some solid combinations by the third round.He however struggled to land effective blows against Kanime, who’se awkward style made him a difficult target.Kanime landed some good jabs with his longer reach, but Uushona landed the stronger blows.Kanime was clearly tired in the final rounds, hanging on a lot, but managed to see out the fight.Uushona won the fight on a unanimous points decision, 99-91, 98-92 and 100-90.SUPERB DISPLAY BY BERGMAN South Africa’s former WBO world champion Jan Bergman knocked out Namibia’s Gottlieb Shileka with a vicious left hook seconds before the end of their fight.Bergman dominated from the start and displayed his vast experience with a superb boxing display.The Benam Boxing Bonanza at the Sam Nujoma Stadium was promoted by Namibian businessman Ben Hauwanga, who sponsored the bonanza to the tune of close to N$500 000.The results of the other fights of the evening were as follows: Paulus Kapia (Namibia) beat Martin Haikali (Namibia) on a unanimous points decision (39-37, 39-37, 40-37).Mwetupunga Johannes (Namibia) beat Kobus Mothloding (South Africa) on a unanimous points decision (40-36, 39-37, 39-37).Joseph Jermia (Namibia) beat Khanyekude Mukansi (South Africa) on a unanimous points decision (60-55, 59-54, 60-55).Phillip Swartbooi (Namibia) beat Tommy Nakashimba (Namibia) on a unanimous points decision (40-35, 40-35, 39-37).Modestus Muatile (Namibia) beat Bully Muravha (South Africa) on a third round technical knockout.namibiasport.com.naNgueza took the fight to Simon from the start and regularly pinned him against the ropes with sharp combinations to the head and body.But Simon absorbed all Ngueza could throw at him and counter-attacked with some heavy combinations of his own.At times Simon showed flashes of his old brilliance with his quick hand speed, but on the whole he looked ponderous and out of shape.But although Ngueza found an easy target in Simon, he couldn’t put him down.Simon, on the other hand, landed the heavier blows, a factor which probably counted in his favour with the judges, who gave all gave Simon a comfortable victory.In the end, the three judges’ score cards read 79-73, 80-73 and 78-74 in Simon’s favour, Ngueza took the fight to Simon from the start and pinned him on the ropes with quick combinations.Using Muhammad Ali’s rope-a-dope tactics, Simon absorbed Ngueza’s blows and by the second round started landing some hard blows of his own.Ngueza did most of the work, but by the fourth and fifth rounds Simon’s quick hand speed came to the fore.Simon shaded round six with his quick hand speed, but the last two rounds seemed to be even as both boxers slugged it out to the delight of the fans.Simon showed that he is as tough as ever and absorbed a lot of blows, but Ngueza couldn’t put him down.UUSHONA BEATS KANIME The main bout of the evening between Namibian welterweight champion Tyson Uushona and Kanime Kanime was a bit disappointing.Uushona was an easy winner on points, but both fighters looked slow and missed a lot.After a slow start, Uushona picked up the pace and started landing some solid combinations by the third round.He however struggled to land effective blows against Kanime, who’se awkward style made him a difficult target.Kanime landed some good jabs with his longer reach, but Uushona landed the stronger blows.Kanime was clearly tired in the final rounds, hanging on a lot, but managed to see out the fight.Uushona won the fight on a unanimous points decision, 99-91, 98-92 and 100-90.SUPERB DISPLAY BY BERGMAN South Africa’s former WBO world champion Jan Bergman knocked out Namibia’s Gottlieb Shileka with a vicious left hook seconds before the end of their fight.Bergman dominated from the start and displayed his vast experience with a superb boxing display.The Benam Boxing Bonanza at the Sam Nujoma Stadium was promoted by Namibian businessman Ben Hauwanga, who sponsored the bonanza to the tune of close to N$500 000.The results of the other fights of the evening were as follows: Paulus Kapia (Namibia) beat Martin Haikali (Namibia) on a unanimous points decision (39-37, 39-37, 40-37).Mwetupunga Johannes (Namibia) beat Kobus Mothloding (South Africa) on a unanimous points decision (40-36, 39-37, 39-37).Joseph Jermia (Namibia) beat Khanyekude Mukansi (South Africa) on a unanimous points decision (60-55, 59-54, 60-55).Phillip Swartbooi (Namibia) beat Tommy Nakashimba (Namibia) on a unanimous points decision (40-35, 40-35, 39-37).Modestus Muatile (Namibia) beat Bully Muravha (South Africa) on a third round technical knockout.namibiasport.com.na