South Africa’s John Paul Masamba took it easy against Zambia’s Emmanuel Katema

South Africa’s John Paul Masamba took it easy against Zambia’s Emmanuel Katema

Africa Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships, Kinshasa, DR Congo, October 19-26

MASAMBA ALMOST THERE
▪️ Makes easy work of Zambian Emmanuel Katema

South Africa’s captain John Paul Masamba (pictured) took it easy against Zambia’s Emmanuel Katema to set up a semi-final clash against Kenya’s Vincent Ochieng.

He was relaxed but the aggressor enroute to a deserved points win over the African Games silver medallist. Boxing flat-footed, Masamba threw punches in bunches. For every two or more punches from Katema, Masamba replied with double the number.

“With the big boys in light-welter class not here, I want to make these boys feel important, of course I’m not underrating anybody,” he said, adding:”To me it was just like a sparring session.”

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