The Big Three meet in Nairobi to fucus on boxing development in the East African Region
Ethiopian boxers are already in Nairobi while Cameroon are expected tonight for the Africa Zone 3 Boxing Championships starting on Thursday with the opening ceremony at Kasarani Gym.
Ethiopia’s team comprise six boxers – four men and two women – who include their flag bearer in the Women’s Worlds in Serbia this year, Roman Assefa.
Leading the team are Federal Prisons Coach Zerihun Damota and Addis Ababa Police Chief Sergeant Felekech Seifu.
The six boxers in Nairobi:
Men :
1. Abel Abateye (Addis Ababa Police)
2. Fitwi Tiumay (United Sweet Box)
3. Abrham Alem (Federal Prisons)
4. Ermias Mesfin (Omedla)
Women :
1. Fetan Bijo (Dire Dawa City)
2. Roman Assefa (Addis Ababa Police)
Cameroon’s six man team includes among others reigning Africa minimumweight champion Wouang Marcial and 2023 Africa super-heavyweight champion Serge Mvogo. National head coach Alain Didier Ngatcha leads the Cameroonians who don’t have a women’s team for the Nairobi event.
Cameroon’s team:
1- Wouang Marcial 48kg.
2- Issouhou Mouhaman 51kg.
3- Oumarou Mohamed 67kg.
4- Fotouo Totap Junior 80kg.
5- Baguiguana À Beb Georges Michel 86kg.
6- Mvogo Amougou Serge Zacharie +92kg.
Meanwhile, the President’s of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda federations have met in Nairobi.
Reliable sources told boxersworld.co.ke the meeting took place in the office of Boxing Federation of Kenya (BFK) President Anthony Otieno aka Jamal.
In attendance was Tanzanian federation President and Zone 3 SG Lukelo Willilo and Uganda’s federation leader Moses Muhangi.
The Big Three have remained tight-lipped on what they discussed but it’s understood top on the agenda was the revival of Urafiki Cup tournament and an aggressive campaign to stabilize the East Africa Region financially to enable them stage more events like junior and youth tournaments.
