Mzamo ‘Chief’ Njekanye reckons that American boxer Arnold Barboza Junior’s unbeaten record is under serious threat as he fights against his charge Xolisani ‘Nomeva’ Ndongeni this weekend.
KwaBhaca-born Ndongeni is going to test his fistic skills against Barboza Jr in a World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Intercontinental junior-welterweight title contest at The Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas on Saturday (Sunday, 7 January, SA time).
“We are equal to the task. We have personal respect for him, his experience and the opponents he engaged with. But he has to fall,” Njekanye said.
The 33-year-old Ndongeni, a former SA junior-lightweight and lightweight champion, has been in the US since last week while Njekanye only joined him on Wednesday (Thursday, South African time).
Meanwhile, one of the most important things in Njekanye’s mind is to make sure that the former International Boxing Organisation (IBO) lightweight champion avoids becoming Barboza Jr’s 29th victim.
Ndongeni has a professional record of 31 victories (18 knockouts) and three losses while the 32-year-old Barboza Jr has won all his 28 fights with 10 of those victories being knockouts.
