Tyson eager for world boxing title

NAMIBIAN welterweight defending champion Tyson Ushona will be back in the ring this weekend, as he prepares to vie for the International Boxing Organisation (IBO) world title early next year.

Ushona, who last had a competitive fight in March against Kanime Kanime, will not be fighting at the weekend, but will be sparring with Johnson Muetupunga and Martin Tokozi in preparation for his October 20 fight against Gottlieb Ndokosho for the national welterweight title in Windhoek. Ushona told The Namibian in an interview yesterday that he is now in good shape and thinks that he has the ability to become a world champion.He has a record of 14 fights without a defeat, while he has handed out 12 technical knockouts (TKOs) “I am going to challenge for the IBO title.Talks are currently underway with boxing promoter Nick Duran and it is possible that I might fight early next year,” he said.The current IBO welterweight champion is Isaac Hlatshwayo of South Africa.The South African has a record of 24 fights and no loss and he will defend his title against Robert Medley of Australia on October 12.Tyson will only be able to take on Hlatshwayo if he defends his title successfully, but it will also depend on the negotiations among the promoters and trainers.But before he can get his chance at the world title, Ushona, who spent almost a year in the United States trying to make a living from boxing, has to face another opponent in December.He said a fight is being arranged for him to meet South Africa’s Joseph Makarenga, who at one stage also fought against Namibian former Pan-African champion Rambo Hantindi.Ushona, who was in the stable of the Nestor Sunshine Tobias Boxing and Fitness Academy before he made his way to the US, is now trained by Tobias Nashilongo and intends to find a promoter and trainer from Germany next year.He said boxing is currently booming in Germany and he wants to get into one of the stables there to further his professional career.Ushona told The Namibian in an interview yesterday that he is now in good shape and thinks that he has the ability to become a world champion.He has a record of 14 fights without a defeat, while he has handed out 12 technical knockouts (TKOs) “I am going to challenge for the IBO title.Talks are currently underway with boxing promoter Nick Duran and it is possible that I might fight early next year,” he said.The current IBO welterweight champion is Isaac Hlatshwayo of South Africa.The South African has a record of 24 fights and no loss and he will defend his title against Robert Medley of Australia on October 12.Tyson will only be able to take on Hlatshwayo if he defends his title successfully, but it will also depend on the negotiations among the promoters and trainers.But before he can get his chance at the world title, Ushona, who spent almost a year in the United States trying to make a living from boxing, has to face another opponent in December.He said a fight is being arranged for him to meet South Africa’s Joseph Makarenga, who at one stage also fought against Namibian former Pan-African champion Rambo Hantindi.Ushona, who was in the stable of the Nestor Sunshine Tobias Boxing and Fitness Academy before he made his way to the US, is now trained by Tobias Nashilongo and intends to find a promoter and trainer from Germany next year.He said boxing is currently booming in Germany and he wants to get into one of the stables there to further his professional career.