Mandonga ‘Mtu Kazi’ barred from boxing over health concerns
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Popular Tanzanian boxer Karim Mandonga, alias 'Mtu Kazi', during a past press address in Kenya. PHOTO | COURTESY
Popular Tanzanian boxer Karim Mandonga, alias
'Mtu Kazi', has been suspended from fighting until he undergoes thorough
medical tests.
The Tanzanian Professional Boxing Regulatory
Commission (TPBRC) barred the outspoken boxer from participating in any
competitive fight citing health concerns.
The overall state of his health was raised following
Mandonga’s frequent fights having featured in nine bouts in 11 months, and is
even set to take on Muller Jr in Zanzibar on August 27 in what will be his 10th
fight over that period.
TPBRC said Mandonga would only be allowed
back in the ring once they ascertained he was medically fit.
Mandonga has featured in four bouts in just
35 days, with three taking place every seven days, which has left the boxing
community awe-struck.
The streak includes two back-to-back losses,
with the latest being a technical knockout against Ugandan Moses Golola in
Mwanza over one week ago, having lost to Kenya’s Daniel Wanyonyi the previous
weekend.
Addressing journalists at Muhimbili National
Hospital, TJPBRC secretary general George Lukindo stated that Mandonga had to
undergo an MRI test following the TKO against Golola.
"Any boxer who is knocked out (TKO) will
be compelled to undergo tests or for a doctor to assess them for any effects
from their match," he said.
Even after undergoing the tests, the defiant
fighter still maintained that he would be ready for the Sunday, August 27 bout.
The boxing commission’s concerns come just a
week after they defended the boxer, affectionately known as ‘Mtu Kazi’ over his
frequent fights.
"There is no problem playing
continuously, why are there boxers doing sparring every day? When the boxer
himself is fit and the doctor agrees to fight, he plays and there is no
problem,” argued the commission’s president Chaurembo Palasa.
Many social media users have welcomed the
move, saying that the frequency of his fights was alarming.
The 44-year-old has won six, drawn four and
lost three of his fights.
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