Kwesé TV launches Pan-African boxing series

Africa’s newest Pay-Tv broadcaster Kwesé TV has continued to grow its premium sports offering to include world class boxing action from internationally licensed fight promotions company Kalakoda Promotions.

This flagship three year partnership will see Kwesé Sports exclusively broadcast what will soon become Africa’s go to source for exciting boxing action Friday Fight Nights.

A new pan-African boxing series showcasing boxers from across the continent, as they fight it out for titles across all weight classes.

The Friday Fight Nights series will not only be a true showcase of African boxing talent but also a fresh opportunity to reposition the sweet science of boxing across the continent, unearthing new heroes with a boxing series created for African athletes.

Kicking off on Friday 31 March, the first Friday Fight Night showdown will see fighters from 10 African countries compete in 10 action packed bouts for African Boxing Union (affiliated to the WBC, World Boxing Council) Titles at the Wild Coast Casino in South Africa, courtesy of venue sponsor Sun International.

Here Angolan fighter Cristiano Ndombassy will take on Anelisa Qungisa from South Africa over 10 rounds for the vacant ABU Welterweight Title, this promises to be an interesting clash with a puncher in Ndombassy vs. the slick boxer in Qungisa.

The second title fight will feature current South African number 1 heavyweight Ruann “The Giant King” Visser clashing with Tanzanian Ashraf Suleiman for the ABU Heavyweight Title.

This will be a true test of youth vs. experience and a great test for Visser against Suleiman who is a tricky customer and will ask some questions of the big South African.

Visser boasts the longest reach currently in world boxing as documented by Box Rec and stands at a towering six foot ten inches, with a fighting weight of 125kgs.

Post this fight Ruann departs for Austria to join the Wladimir Klitschko camp as the Ukrainian former champion’s main sparring partner in preparation for the Anthony Joshua fight on the 29th of April. This will also broadcast live on Kwesé Sports.