ONE of Namibia's most sensational junior boxers, Imms 'Prince' Naindjala, says his move to the professional ranks will be a phenomenal feat in his career when he takes on fellow countryman Daniel Haufiku in a bantamweight bout at the Kuisebmond Hall in Walvis Bay on Saturday.

Despite having fought just over 200 fights in the amateur ranks, the 23-year-old Naindjala says his pro debut this weekend is the biggest fight of his life yet.

"I am looking forward to the fight because I have prepared very well for it. In fact, I have been looking forward to make my pro debut for a long time and ironically, I am going to fight as a professional for the first time at the venue that I started my boxing career," he said.

On a question of fighting his countryman, Naindjala reacted: "In boxing, we can be brothers outside the ring, but when we get in there, we are enemies. We just have to deal with each other and see who wins the fight. That is what boxing is all about."

He said he would entertain the fans and wants the Walvis Bay community to converge on the venue in support of the boxers.

"We all want to put up good fights, but I am going to make my fight a special one because I need to win at the venue where I started with my career," he said.

Naindjala has represented his country with pride over the years and is currently the Zone Six African champion in his weight category, while he has also won the best boxer of the tournament at the same competition.

Naindjala has also represented Namibia at both the Commonwealth and Olympic Games at which he did well as a junior boxer.

His opponent, Haufiku, has only one fight to his name in the paid ranks.

Naindjala will open the proceedings on the night that will see six other fights of which the main bout will feature current Betuel Uushona in an interim welterweight World Boxing Organisation (WBO) 12-rounder against South Africa's Colin Mayisela.

The main supporting bout will see Namibia's Paulus 'The Rock' Ambunda taking on South Africa's Lwazi Mzolozi in a bantamweight WBO interim encounter, also scheduled for 12 rounds.

Ambunda (26), who boasts a record of 8 wins from 8 fights, will take on a superior Mzolozi who has won 8 of his 10 fights.

Ambunda, a soldier in the Namibia Defence Force said he is also well prepared for the encounter and does not fear the record of his opponent, despite him being a little more experienced in the ring.

"I am fit, the fans at the coast should come in numbers because everything will be under control as usual when I get into the ring," said a confident Ambunda.

Crowd favourite and possibly the country's most explosive fighter, Sacky 'Izinyoka Shikukutu will be tested to the limit when South Africa's Norman Tshisakwawe comes his way this time.

The 23-year-old Namibian has never lost a fight in his 11 appearances as a pro boxer and spoke with enthusiasm that he has no fear for anyone in his weight category.

Shikukutu will fight over six rounds against an opponent that has won 10 of his 16 fights with six losses.

Shikukutu said: " I have been in the gym for months now, training as usual and I am prepared for any fight. In fact, the Izinyoka fans know that I don't talk too much, but believe that the action should be done in the ring. I am going to give my fans just that, because actions speak louder than words," he said.

Shukukutu who is sponsored by NamPower, thanked his trainer, boxing officials at the Namibia Boxing office and various stakeholders for their involvement in boxing.

Tickets cost N$50 per person and can be purchased at the Kuisebmond Community Hall anytime during the day until Saturday before the fights. The first fight starts at 18h30.