Omaheke to host boxing tournament

OTJINENE residents can look forward to a spectacular boxing tournament that will showcase 30 boxers from the Omaheke Region who will engage their counterparts from the Otjozondjupa and Hardap Regions at the end of September.

Omaheke regional sport officer, Stanley Tjozongoro, said that as part of the ‘Development Boxing Tournament’, boxers from these regions will trade blows in the light flyweight, flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, light welterweight, light middle and light weight categories. Tjozongoro said the boxing tournament will be spiced up with horse racing, cycling, volleyball, tennis and a marathon.A football match between the Omaheke and Otjozondjupa under-20 regional teams is also planned for the weekend.This programme, he said, targets both school-going and out-of-school youths who want to become professional boxers in future.- NampaTjozongoro said the boxing tournament will be spiced up with horse racing, cycling, volleyball, tennis and a marathon.A football match between the Omaheke and Otjozondjupa under-20 regional teams is also planned for the weekend.This programme, he said, targets both school-going and out-of-school youths who want to become professional boxers in future.- Nampa