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SOUTH Africa-based Zimbabwean heavyweight pugilist Elvis Victor Moyo yesterday said he was contemplating turning to the more lucrative and fiery cage fights after failing to get boxing matches.
Moyo’s last boxing bill was a loss to ex-South African Junior Heavyweight champion Danie Venter in a non-title fight at Pretoria North City Hall in July. In that fight, Moyo better known as the Bulawayo Bomber lasted the six rounds and lost the encounter on points.
Lack of fights cost the Bulawayo born boxer his Elev8 sponsorship.
Moyo, one of Zimbabwe’s most promising boxers had been with the performance enhancer company for a year and according to his contract, the Sizinda born boxer was supposed to get five or more fights before his contract ended.
After penning a deal with Brunel Laboratory owners of Elev8, the heavyweight pugilist has fought four times losing to Venter and Joseph Chingangu on points, beat Justice Silinga and drew against Osbourne Machimane.
In an interview from his Johannesburg base yesterday, Moyo said after failing to get more boxing fights, he has decided to turn to Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC Africa) which is broadcast on Supersport.
He is targeting at being the EFC Africa champion by March and is confident of realising his dream.
“After losing my contract with Elev8, I saw it proper to do something that can provide me with an income. I am turning professional in the MMA (mixed martial arts) or EFC soon and this means that I will concentrate more on fighting in the cages. Cage fights pay well and I know that I will dominate and become an EFC Africa champion by March,” said Moyo.
He said he will continue boxing and will need at least three weeks between his EFC fights to train for a boxing bill.
EFC Africa stages tournaments every six weeks and Moyo will become the first Zimbabwean to participate in the growing sport which is dominated by South Africans, Ghanaians, Congolese, Nigerians and a few Egyptians.
Moyo has started training for his first EFC Africa match which is likely to be next month.
“I have already started my ground training with Brian Bloch at his Godfather gym in Bramley. I am most likely going to get my first fight in October or early November. Right now I am only waiting for my licence,” Moyo said.
EFC non-championship bouts are fought in three rounds with championship matches being five rounds. Each round is five minutes.
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Bongani Ndlovu