World title in sight for boxer Nyilawila

Dar es Salaam. Evander Tanzania’s boxing sensation Karama Nyilawila has always been a winner. And the gifted boxer has vowed he won’t have a different mentality when he takes on Germany’s Denis Liebau on June 28.

Nyilawila, who registered a technical knockout (TKO) in the second round against Alibaba Ramadhan in Dar es Salaam a few days ago, assured boxing fans yesterday that he was looking forward to winning the fight.

The 10-round International Boxing Association (IBA) Inter-continental light heavyweight fight will take place at Kaiserslautern Hall in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

“Everything is okay. I have been undergoing intensive training since early this month for the fight. I’m assuring you that I am in great shape for the June 28 bout,” Nyilawila said.

“I’m fit and am looking forward to coming back home with the title,” the boxer, who is expected to leave for Germany on June 24,” he insisted.

Organised by promoter Enrico Schuetze and sanctioned by Bund Deutscher Faustkämpfer, the bout billed to be electrifying will be beamed live by EU Eurosport TV.

Nyilawila, one of the best light heavyweight pugilists in the country, added: “I am looking forward to this bout and hope to return home with the title.

“Liebau looks like a good boxer, but I will not be there for a holiday. He is in my way right now and I will not take this fight lightly.”

“This is a big IBA title I will be fighting for, and looking at the reputation of the organization (IBA), they never give you a weak opponent so this will be a tough fight.

He said he was training well in the city before heading to Germany for further drills ahead of the fight.

But Nyilawila should expect a tricky fight as his opponent (Liebau) has yet to lose a single bout in his 16 fights.

In Germany, the German popularly known as ‘King of knockouts,’ as he has been flooring his opponents almost at will.