Lifeline for ‘Bulawayo Bomber’ Moyo

Ricky Zililo Sports Reporter
SOUTH Africa-based Zimbabwean heavyweight pugilist Victor Elvis Moyo is close to clinching a       two-month deal that will see him sparring with Danny Venter. Moyo lost to ex-South African Junior Heavyweight champion Venter in a non-title fight at Pretoria North City Hall last week. Moyo, better known as the Bulawayo Bomber, lasted the six rounds and lost the encounter on points.

Venter will fight in a world title match next month and Moyo who lost his Elev8 sponsorship in June will get a lifeline from the Venter deal.
The Bulawayo Bomber is not new to having training sessions with world title contenders as he used to do sparring with former Pan-African World Boxing heavyweight champion Thamsanqa Dube.

“As you may be aware my sponsorship with Elev8 expired and now I am looking for new partners. Since it’s likely to take long to get a new deal, at the moment I will be doing some sparring with Venter and everything is on course. They approached me after the fight and I saw nothing wrong since I am going to benefit financially and physically,” said Moyo.

Lack of fights cost Moyo his Elev8 sponsorship.
Moyo, one of Zimbabwe’s most promising boxers has 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.

Since penning a deal with Brunel Laboratory, owners of Elev8, the heavyweight pugilist has fought four times losing to Joseph Chingangu and Venter on points.

He beat Justice Silinga and his fight with Osbourne Machimane ended in a controversial draw.
Part of the deal with Elev8 saw the Bulawayo Bomber getting a branded car, trained at a good facility in Johannesburg and had some of his fights expenses paid for by the company.

The boxer said he will continue training under Gert Strydom after the end of his sponsorship deal with Elev8.
“My manager-cum-trainer Strydom is working on something and hopefully it materialises.

The good thing about the Elev8 sponsorship is that it made me establish a good relationship with Strydom who knows a lot about boxing here in South Africa. I am confident that I will get another sponsorship soon and I should be able to get more fights,” said Moyo.