Boxing is a sport that was long dead here in Kenya.People had forgotten about it until this past week when Tanzania's boxer Mandonga caught everyone's attention.Mandonga knows how to hype and create a buzz around match.His famous 'ngumi sungunya' which he claimed was from Ukraine and was here to beat his rival Wanyonyi made everyone laugh.He was trending on social media prior to his fight making a lot of Kenyans to buy tickets to go and watch the fight.
He created a lot of buzz that his fight with Wanyonyi got moved from a curtain-raiser to the main event.The arena was full as the two titans clashed.Mandonga proved he was not just all talk and he beat Wanyonyi through a technical knockout.He is a complete boxer that creates attention and also fights well.Mandonga single handedly brought Kenyans boxing back to life.This can now help and motivate the next generation to venture into the sport.
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