Online Reporter
Tendai Chara
Zimpapers Sports Hub
TOP female boxer Monalisa Sibanda has signed a one-year contract with British boxing management company, Glove Management.
It’s a move expected to revive her career after a lengthy period of inactivity.
The contract was signed by Sibanda and Glove Management manager Faizal Ebrahim.
“I always tell people that everything is possible,” said Monalisa.
“The signing of the contract is a milestone achievement which is set to transform my career.”
Sibanda believes the partnership will open the door for her to face some of the world’s leading female boxers.
“They say fortune knocks at a man’s door once in a lifetime.
“This company manages top international boxers and, for me, signing with them was the link that I desperately needed to revive my career,” she said.
She has gone for more than a year without a fight. Monalisa last fought Malawian Ruth Chisale in August last year, losing by a unanimous points decision.
She has remained in training since then, keeping boxing at the centre of her discipline and lifestyle.
Monalisa is a trailblazer in Zimbabwean boxing, having become the country’s first licensed female professional boxer.
Glove Management are a professional boxing management and fighter representation company based in London.
According to Ebrahim, the agency guides the careers of professional boxers, connecting talent, particularly from Africa, with major platforms and fight cards in the UK and around the world.
The company also manages rising talent and champions, with its stable including high-profile female boxers such as Celina “Pretty Assassin” and female heavyweight Blessing “Lady B” Chukwuede.
Chukwuede is an undefeated Nigerian professional boxer and soldier with a 7-0 record.
