Achieng gears for CBC bout with title on the line

 Commonwealth Boxing Council (CBC) super lightweight champion Sarah  'Ängel of War' Achieng will face Zimbabwean Monalisa Sibanda for the Commonwealth Super Lightweight title in Kisumu on 31st August 2024.

Achieng, 36, is gearing up for the intense match against the Zimbabwean opponent in a bout that is expected to draw attention from boxing enthusiasts eager to see how she'll match up against Sibanda. Both fighters have been preparing meticulously, promising an exciting and competitive fight.

And ahead of the fight, Achieng's coach Alfred Analo believes she will win and retain her title.

 “We are in the process of bringing a defence of the commonwealth title for the last time and it will be against Monalisa Sibanda who is from Zimbabwe and a champion in WIBA,” he said. “The fight will happen in Kisumu on 31st August 2024 and we promise Kenyans that Sarah will not let you down.”

Achieng is the third Kenyan woman to win a world boxing title after she claimed the vacant World Boxing Foundation (WBF) women’s world super lightweight belt in 2023 against Edith Soledad of Argentina in an enthralling 10-round contest at the Charter Hall in Nairobi on June 10, 2023.

In winning that fight, Achieng joined Fatuma “Iron Fist” Zarika, who once held the World Boxing Council (WBC) world female super-bantamweight title and Conjestina “Hands of Stone” Achieng, who donned the WBF world and Women’s International Boxing Federation (WIBF) titles.