ARGENTINE boxer Diego Diaz Gallardo arrived in the country
yesterday for the World Boxing Federation middleweight title fight against
Charles Manyuchi this coming weekend at the Harare International Conference
Centre.
The fight is on Saturday. Manyuchi’s record stands at
23-4-1 having defeated Pablo Ezequiel Acosta in May at the HICC.
And as he returns to the ring on Saturday, Manyuchi will be
looking at adding another win on his record.
Speaking to the media soon after his arrival at the Robert
Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in the company of his manager, Gustavo
Zacarias, the two-time WBF champion Gallardo said he is here for a win.
“I was a champion in Argentina, I was a champion in France
and now I feel that I am going to be a champion here in Zimbabwe. I have seen
Charles Manyuchi (fighting) on YouTube, I have seen his videos and he is a bit
complicated in terms of boxing but I believe I am going to win.
“There is nothing much to prepare (now) except to just go
and relax and just wait for the time to come, then everything will be sorted
out,” said Gallardo. Manyuchi’s victory in May was against Acosta, also from
Argentina, and Gallardo said although his fellow countryman fell at the hands
of the former WBC champion, his will be a different case.
“It’s all about the difference in terms of psychology, I
have a different psychology and he had a different psychology so it’s not the
same . . . I am going to win.
“The most important thing is to have a good fight for the
audience,” said Gallardo. Zacarias said his boxer has what it takes to defeat
Manyuchi and is confident of victory, come Saturday.
“It’s quite interesting that for a long time we wanted to
come to Africa and now the opportunity is here, so we are really happy and everything
is just quiet.
“He has got a lot of experience in boxing so he is not
afraid he will just come very comforted and very ready to fight,” said
Zacarias.
There are nine supporting bouts lined up on the night
featuring several fighters from the Charles Manyuchi Academy.
In some of the bouts Brendon Denes will trade leather with
Malawi’s Gwayani in a WBF title match while Tinashe Majoni faces Anywhere
Katunga.
Zambia’s Alice Mbewe is up against Ndao Chilimba of Malawi
while Tatenda Biningu faces Blessing Bhasera. Herald
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