CHARLES Manyuchi has been forced to call off his fight against Ugandan boxer Muhamad Sebyala following the government’s directive to ban all sporting activities as a precautionary measure to curb the spread of the global pandemic — coronavirus (Covid-19). He successfully defended his WBC crown in Lusaka against Devis Caceres. The Argentine, who was accompanied by his trainer, said he was looking forward to a good challenge and expects a tough fight. Every fight is a new game, I’m ready for the next challenge,” Manyuchi said during the pre-fight weigh-in in Harare on Friday. Manyuchi will fight South American opponent, Pablo Ezequiel Acosta (Argentina) at the Harare International Conference Centre, next week Saturday. Charles Manyuchi opponent arrives.
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Manyuchi wants to prepare for his next title fight against a yet-to-be-identified opponent early next year. And as he returns to the ring on Saturday, Manyuchi will be looking at adding another win on his record. ASM, which already has bright Zimbabwean rugby prospects Cleopas Kundiona and Kudakwashe Nyakufaringwa as clients, has secured a sponsorship package for the UBC & GBU … Manyuchi is in Zambia where he is training under the tutelage of … Manyuchi ready for fight. The 30-year-old has played down his match-up against his old rival Donga, whom he beat into retirement eight years ago. “I am very confident and I look forward to a good fight and I don’t know much about my opponent but I know he is a good boxer,’’ he […] “Acosta is a good boxer, and I will not underrate him. Boxing champion Charles Manyuchi has declared his readiness ahead of his World Africa Boxing Association (WABA) lightweight championship bout against Ugandan Muhamad Sebyala. But, 10 days before the fight and with literally everything in place, the former World Boxing Council silver welterweight champion has pulled the plug on the fight. Referee Patrick Mukondiwa had to step in, to save the Argentine, giving the fight to Manyuchi via a technical knockout. In 2014, he won the WBC International welterweight title against Patrick Allotey. The Zimbabwean took his record to 24-4-1. Charles Manyuchi (born 19 November 1989) is a Zimbabwean professional boxer who briefly held the WBC Silver welterweight title.. Manyuchi made his professional debut in 2009, and won the ABU welterweight title in 2013. The match set for April 3 at the City sports center will headline a total of eight supporting bouts with three title fights. Manyuchi’s record stands at 23-4-1 having defeated Pablo Ezequiel Acosta in May at the HICC. The countdown to former World Boxing Council (WBC) silver champion Charles Manyuchi’s big night themed Restoration has gathered momentum, with a promotional parade being held along the Harare central business district yesterday.
BY HENRY MHARA. WHAT started as a simple WhatsApp banter between boxing superstar Charles “Busy Bee” Manyuchi and former champion Mordecai “Big Fish” Donga could end up being one of the biggest fights on the local scene with the two, regarded as some of the finest boxers to ever emerge from the country, set to clash in a grudge fight later this month. ATHLETES Sports Management (ASM), the brainchild of former Zimbabwe rugby star Gerald Sibanda, will manage boxer Charles Manyuchi’s comeback fight against Argentine Pablo Acosta on Africa Day.