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By Jake Donovan - It was supposed to be the start of something new for Eddie Chambers upon dropping down to the cruiserweight division a year ago. A win over then-unknown Thabiso Mchunu would’ve announced his arrival at a weight class more befitting his frame, for once coming in as the big man after years of contending with heavyweights who regularly outweighed him by 20 pounds or more.
The night turned out to be a starting point - but for Mchunu, who announced his U.S. arrival with an upset win last August, in a bout that ultimately sent Chambers back up the scale to heavyweight.
“My goal was to make my name in the boxing world,” Mchunu said of the opportunity he received last year to face Chambers on NBC Sports Network. “After beating Eddie, this is where I always wanted to be.”
Mchunu is now further along than even he expected. The squat cruiserweight from South Africa headlines a Saturday matinee edition of boxing on regular NBC, as he faces durable Garrett Wilson in a 10-round regional bout at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.
The fight is just Mchunu’s third outside of his native South Africa, all coming on promoter Main Events’ ‘Fight Night’ series. The 5’11” southpaw was brought back this past January, scoring a 10-round decision over transplanted Nigerian knockout artist Olanrewaju Durodola in Atlantic City. [Click Here To Read More]
The night turned out to be a starting point - but for Mchunu, who announced his U.S. arrival with an upset win last August, in a bout that ultimately sent Chambers back up the scale to heavyweight.
“My goal was to make my name in the boxing world,” Mchunu said of the opportunity he received last year to face Chambers on NBC Sports Network. “After beating Eddie, this is where I always wanted to be.”
Mchunu is now further along than even he expected. The squat cruiserweight from South Africa headlines a Saturday matinee edition of boxing on regular NBC, as he faces durable Garrett Wilson in a 10-round regional bout at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.
The fight is just Mchunu’s third outside of his native South Africa, all coming on promoter Main Events’ ‘Fight Night’ series. The 5’11” southpaw was brought back this past January, scoring a 10-round decision over transplanted Nigerian knockout artist Olanrewaju Durodola in Atlantic City. [Click Here To Read More]
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