Sweet revenge! Wanyonyi silences boisterous Mandonga ‘Mtu Kazi’
Reading Time: 2min | Sun. 23.07.23. | 09:40
The Kenyan pugilist won via a unanimous decision.
Six months after losing the first bout, Kenya’s Daniel Wanyonyi got the perfect revenge against Tanzania’s Karim Mandonga ‘Mtu Kazi’ as he twice knocked down the 44-year-old in their highly billed rematch staged at the Sarit Expo Centre on Saturday night before winning via a unanimous decision.
The former Africa Boxing Union champion made his intent in the contest well known as he took control of the match from the fourth round, sending the Tanzanian boxing internet sensation to the canvas in the sixth and tenth round to emerge victorious.
40yr old 🇰🇪 Daniel Wanyonyi (29-15-2) gains revenge in his rematch with 🇹🇿 👑 Karim Mtu Kazi Mandonga (6-4-2), scoring knockdowns in the 6th & this one in the 10th to take a UD-10 win in their highly anticipated cruiserweight main event from an electric hall in Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪 pic.twitter.com/BNfCrvMURB
— Tim Boxeo (@TimBoxeo) July 22, 2023
Judges George Athumani, Wycliffe Marende and Leonard Wanga unanimously scored 100-88, 100-88 and 100-80 to give Wanyonyi his revenge.
“This victory means a lot to me because I am not only back but I am much better than before. I had not trained well when I met Mandonga for the first time. He felt what I am made of and I want a rematch to teach him more lessons,” Wanyonyi said after his victory.
“Wanyonyi was a better boxer tonight and congratulations to him for a well-deserved victory. Remember I knocked him out and he took a unanimous decision. He will never knock me out,” Mandonga charged as he also called for a third bout between the two pugilists.
In other bouts, Kenya’s Albert Kimario knocked out Uganda’s Ben Sajjabi after just one round in their super bantamweight contest that was scheduled for ten rounds.
Lucien Botumbe from Democratic Republic of Congo claimed a unanimous decision against Uganda’s Ignatious Onyango in the six-round super middleweight bout.
Consolata Musangi from Kenya knocked out Uganda’s Valente Asibo in the third of their scheduled six round tie.
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In another women’s bout, Nicholine Achieng of Kenya knocked out Nantalie Lydia of Uganda in the fourth of their scheduled six-round super bantamweight bout.
Kenya Defence Forces’ Raphael Mutua outclassed Christopher Osochi in the lightweight contest that went the full four rounds as Wilson Olembo needed 53 seconds to knockout Suleiman Gitau in the super flyweight bout.
Najib Musa took down Geroge Ochieg in the light heavyweight contest.
Additional reporting by Nation
