She is not rusty. Agnes Mtimaukanena-Mwando ended her two-year break from the boxing ring on Sunday night with an easy triumph over Tanzanian Amina Mhubira in a six-round middleweight non-title bout at Robin’s Park in Blantyre.
Mtimaukanena dominated Mhubira from the opening bell and drove the sparse boxing fans into ecstasy with a flurry of punches that floored the Tanzanian in the first two rounds.
In all rounds, her performance left no doubt who the winner could be. No wonder all the judges—Yolanda Kaitano, Nginjale Chitenje and Desire Makawa —scored 60-52, 60-52 and 63-44 in her favour.
“I could have knocked out my opponent in the early rounds, but she is also a strong boxer,” said Mtimaukanena-Mwando after the bout.
Even much more exciting was the main supporting welterweight bout involving Chikondi Makawa and Bright Mdoka. At no time did the two pugilists cling on to each other during their entire eight-round showdown; only clean punches and tactical defenses prevailed until Makawa excelled through unanimous points decision.
