Kenya’s Daniel Wanyonyi served revenge cold on Tanzania’s Karim Mandonga ‘Mtu Kazi’ in their non-title re-match at the Sarit Expo Centre in Nairobi on Saturday night.
Mandonga had beaten Wanyonyi when they first met earlier on in the year, and he had returned talking big of the revenge, and that he had imported a new blow christened ‘Kinguki’ from Russia.
However, he found it tough against the home-boy, who beat him on a unanimous decision.
Mandonga could not sustain in the heavy blows from the Kenyan, who twice sent him to the canvas in the sixth and 10th rounds.
The judges awarded Wanyonyi a unanimous decision win after the intense cruiserweight main event.
Before this rematch, Wanyonyi had promised to knock out Mandonga in the first two rounds. In their previous encounter in January, Mandonga had defeated Wanyonyi by knocking him out in the fifth round.
Wanyonyi admitted that his lack of training at the time resulted in him being rusty and unable to continue, thus handing Mandonga the victory.
Following that defeat, Wanyonyi, who also runs a clothing business at Gikomba market, dedicated himself to rigorous training to prepare for the rematch. His hard work and determination paid off, as evidenced by his excellent performance and redemption in the ring against Mandonga.
