Zim boxer faces Zambian

middleweight bout in Blantyre next month.
The fight is a re-match after the first clash was declared a no contest due to poor lighting on July 10.

Mwando and his trainer Denver Wynne are expected to leave on Tuesday next week by road. The 21-year-old boxer is a product of the Zimbabwe National Youth Games and is upbeat as he steps into the square ring against his opponent.
“I believe I was leading on points in the fourth round but then there was a freak electricity black-out at the match venue.

“So the bout was called off and hence the re-match. Maybe it was a ploy by the hosts so that I could not win but I am confident that I will do well in the re-match,” said Mwando.
The boxer turned professional in February and won his debut match on points.

In February, Mwando beat Silas Mandeya of the Mosquito Boxing Stable on points in the second match of his career before he took Chiwocha in the ill-fated bout.
“My preparations are well on course and I believe the number of year I spent as an amateur will help me,” he said.
Tendai Masawi of Sawex Properties is managing Mwando.

Mwando started his boxing career while at Budiriro 3 Primary School as a 12 year-old and continued at St John’s Chikwaka.
“I was selected for the Youth Games while I was at school and won a gold medal at one of the events. I also have two silver medals and a bronze from the Youth Games.”
“The highlight of my amateur career was when we went to China when I was in Form Two,” he said.

Trainer Wynne, guided Tineyi Mharidzo to the WBO Pan African super-middleweight championship.