Namibia: 'Boxing At a New Level' - Tobias

Boxing promoter Nestor Tobias on Tuesday thanked boxing fans who packed the Windhoek Country Club on Saturday night and said that boxing in Namibia had grown to another level.

The main fight was a local affair with Immanuel Naidjala defending his WBO Africa bantamweight title against Smokey Joe Hilongwa, but despite the lack of foreign drawcards, local boxing fans arrived in their droves, making it one of the most successful recent events according to Tobias.

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