MATUMLA BELIEVE HIS VICTORY

Spirited Matumla on revenge mission

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Dar es Salaam. Veteran professional boxer, Rashid “Snake Man” Matumla, believes his victory over Patrick Amote of Kenya will spur him to revenge all defeats. Matumla stopped Kenyan Amote after recording a 79-72 point win in the fight held in Mtwara under the supervision of Tanzania Professional Boxing Organisation (TPBO). Speaking with The Citizen on Saturday, Matumla expressed his delight, stressing that he is back to his best after a lengthy intensive training.He said that he lost the bout against Maneno “Mtambo wa Gongo” Oswald due to fitness problems for he underrated his long-time archenemy.“What happened in the bout against Oswald was my mistake because I didn’t train intensively for the bout, but I have decided to go differently and my age does not prevent me from fighting,” said Matumla. He said that he is planning to revenge against Oswald before fighting against Karama Nyilawila and later Francis ‘SMG’ Cheka. “My intention is to revenge against them after training hard. I know that it would be a tough thing to beat them, but I want to regain my reputation in the game,” he said.Matumla said that he is yet to think about quitting boxing claiming that he has yet to see a professional boxer who can follow his footsteps after he resigns. “You cannot think about resigning when you are still dominating the game. I won various bouts at this age and promoters  still need me to fight, I cannot stop them, I have to agree with them as there are people who want to see me continue fighting,” he said.