adminMbekezeli Ncube, Sunday Life Correspondent
BOXER Prince Carter cemented his status as one of the emerging pugilists on the local circuit when he knocked out Mandla “Toto” Madzivanyika in a welterweight non-title fight staged at Mathonisa Beer Garden in Mpophoma last Saturday.
The 24-year-old took his tally to 38 win in 39 matches underlining his rise to the summit of the amateur boxing scene.
Carter came out guns blazing and wasted no time, flooring his opponent as early as the first round and eventually knocking him out in the third round of the five round-bout match.
The welterweight fighter gained the love of boxing as early as the fifth grade and since 2010 he has claimed 8 gold medals after playing 39 matches in which 38 of them were victorious, he is also in the Zimbabwe Olympics team headed for Brazil later this year. In an interview with the Sunday Life, Carter said he is looking forward to becoming a professional boxer but obstacles such as lack of sponsorship were blocking his way.
“I want to be a professional boxer but I have no sponsorship. Zimbabwean boxing is dying because of lack of sponsorship because I know there are some promising youngsters out there who are also in desperate need of sponsorship,
“A well wisher is the one who gave me money for my victory last Saturday”, he said Apart from fighting in the ring, the boxer is raising money through coaching in order to supplement his funds in the boxing career .
“I’m raising money through coaching and for the meantime I’m attached at the Scout Gym, I train all age groups from youngsters to adults.”
derick.khumalo