MOTO!! JUU YA FIRE!!🔥🔥 FLYWEIGHT AS KYALO, DIOUF AND MANU LOCK HORNS IN MOMBASA
▪️ This time itakua ngori Coast but let’s see fairness in officiating, says Nairobi coach Chair.
There’s fire burning in Kenya men’s flyweight division.
Enter Kenya Open champion Diouf “Bashday” Muimi of Police and his arch-rival Emmanuel “Manu” Chondo of Nairobi County. There’s no love lost between the duo since the Kenya Open finals.
And now Africa bronze medallist Abednego Kyalo of KDF is also in the mix in the second leg of the Kenya National Boxing League at the Alliance Francoise in the affluent Nyali suburb in Kenya’s tourist resort city of Mombasa from July 17-19.
The bitter rivalry between Diouf and Manu was ignited by the controversial victory of the Police boxer in the Kenya Open finals early this year at Nairobi’s Charter Hall.
Manu was not convinced footballer-turned-boxer Diouf defeated him.
“I should have won because I was in charge in the second and third rounds,” a bitter Manu told boxersworld.co.ke in an interview.
Diouf was not amused by his rival’s accusation that he was given victory on a silver platter.
“I beat Manu fair and square, he should accept defeat and move on,” retorted Diouf arrogantly.
“What I know is that the judges did their job very well,” said Diouf and then came the clincher:”Manu will never beat me again,” roared a confident Diouf.
As if to prove he meant business in his remarks, Diouf chalked his second win over Manu in the first leg of the league in Busia in the Kenya-Uganda border to make it 2-2 in their four fights so far. Manu had previously defeated Diouf twice.
Manu’s coach John Ochieng aka Chair blamed the judges in Busia, accusing them of favouring Diouf.
He was backed by Manu’s coach at Jericho Boxing Club, Elijah Mringie.
“Hakuna kitu hapo huyo boxer wa manjako anabebwa tu na majaji hawezani na Manu, (The Police boxer is nothing to us he’s being assisted by judges he can’t beat our boxer),” angrily said Mringie.
Diouf was shocked Manu’s coaches were complaining again on his victory in Busia.
“Waaa! Siamini yaani bado wanalalamika! (You mean they’re still complaining I can’t believe it),” said Diouf in reaction to complaints of biased officiating in Busia.
“I controlled the game doing what my coach advised me,” said Diouf, adding: “I realised if I’m not moving he connects so I mostly kept him at a distance.”
Kyalo was not in Busia as KDF, for unknown reasons, did not take part in the first leg of the league.
In the Kenya Open, Kyalo lost to Manu in the semi-finals.
A product of Muthurwa “Dallas” Gym where he learnt his trade under popular coach Charles Mukula, Kyalo is out to settle scores in Mombasa.
He wants to prove he’s the dominant force in the flyweight division..It’s going to be fire! in Mombasa.
Don’t miss this second leg of the league. All Kenyan top boxers will be there.
