Mwando granted UBO licence

for a belt under the globally recognised organisation.
The UBO is one of the world boxing’s sanctioning bodies and was established in 2004 with headquarters in Miami, United States.

The boxer, who is currently training in Malawi under the Ngumi Boxing Stable, has already won his first bout since being granted the licence and has two more fights lined up before be can be considered for a possible title fight. Mwando went to Malawi in August to fight Chimwemwe Chiwocha in a rematch after the initial contest in July had been called off due to poor lighting.
Stephen Msiska, the director of Ngumi Boxing Stable, yesterday spoke highly of the Zimbabwean pugilist.

“We had Mwando here in Malawi. He came for a re-match and during his fight, the vice president of UBO who is based in Tanzania was here in Malawi and was impressed by the boxer. We tried to link up with the Zimbabwe Boxing Board to get Brian cleared but unfortunately it was a hassle as we received the supposed clearance on a paper that did not bear a letterhead and logo.
“But the vice-president still granted Brian the licence and we took him to Majimaji Stadium in Tanzania where he beat Simon Mokwenda on a technical knockout early this month,” said Msiska. He said Mwando is back at his base in Malawi where he is preparing to face Perpetual Mkandawire in a super-lightweight non-title fight.

“The fight has been set for Mzuzu Stadium on October 30 and it’s part of the preparations. UBO are monitoring him to see if he will then fight in another preparatory match against Maneno Oswald in Tanzania later this year. The fight against Oswald will be used to assess Mwando but, so far, I can say most people have been impressed. We have his trainer from Zimbabwe, Denver Wayne here and Mwando’s fine performances have seen promoters from Kenya and Tanzania seeking matches with him.

“However, we are taking each step by step and the ultimate goal is to see him getting a belt if he keeps working hard. Right now he has shed over four kilograms and had dropped weight all due to the hard training here,” said Msiska.

Msiska said he would be making a trip to Zimbabwe to engage local promoters.
“I hear that boxers in Zimbabwe are good and I would like to organise fights with promoters from Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania and Malawi,” he said.