Malawi: Hardknocker Seeks Audience With President Chakwera - Malawian Boxer Is All Africa Lightweight Champion

12 April 2021

The newly crowned Africa's lightweight World Boxing Federation (WBF) champion, Hannock Phiri, has said he would want to have an audience with President Lazarus Chakwera at State House just as was the case with the Malawi National Football Team when it qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations.

he 22-year-old, popularly known as the 'Hardknocker', won the title after flooring a Tanzanian boxer, Jonas Segu, through a Technical Knock Out (TKO) in the 9th round on Friday night in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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