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DECEMBER 11 - 2007.
BY
UBO
PRESS OFFICER.
Text
and photos provided by Edward
Sande.
On December 8, former Commonwealth
Welterweight champion Joshua 'Poison' Onyango won a 3rd
round KO against Ugandan Billy 'the beast' Kizito to
claim the vacant Universal Boxing Organisation (UBO)
international welterweight title at Nyayo Stadium
Gymnasium on a card promoted by Atomic Bunde of Timebomb
Promotions. Joshua was fighting for the first time at
home in five years. He is currently based in the
US.
Onyango walked into a right hook
from the Ugandan and went down in the first round. The
former commonwealth champion beat the count and came
back into the game resoundingly making his presence felt
and at the same time using his guard well to neutralise
the hard hitting Ugandan's punches.
The second round was an evenly
contested bout, both boxers taking the game to each
other, although Onyango seemed to be fighting more
cautiously, of course not wanting another knock. In the
middle of the third round, Onyango had put up the
pressure against the Ugandan with accurate body punches
that seemed to have their effect on his opponent. One
such right to Kizito's ribs was followed by an accurate
left to the jaw that had Kizito sprawled on the canvas,
face fast. Referee Vedo Okumu counted out Kizito and
stopped the fight.
'I was not in a great hurry in the
first round' Onyango said ' I was trying to find my
range. I usually start my onslaught in the middle
rounds'
The new champion however
acknowledged his opponents abilities ' He is a hard
hitter and is a very strong with his hooks. He is
awkward in his style and that makes it hard for me to
put their punches together'
Onyango
improves to 14 wins (KO 12) and 14
losses
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