Na December nke 2014, Lion Heart’s Board of Directors met and resolved to have one final go developing Boxing in Zimbabwe by exploring the possibility of promoting a quarterly boxing series in Harare starting in April 2015. N'ihi ya, ụlọ ọrụ kpebiri iziga ya CFO, Edward Mendy, ka Zimbabwe tasked na naanị otu ebumnobi-ichoputa feasibility nke mba a ọkpọ ndorondoro na Harare ga-enwe April 16 ma ọ bụ April 23, 2015 na njikọ na Zim si 35th Ụbọchị Mwere Onwe ememe, or other date as feasible. Ancillary to same, Mendy e tasked na ndị na-esonụ: (1) gosi a ụbọchị, (2) meere a mgbakọ, (3) book Zim boxers to feature in the Main Event, na / ma ọ bụ ngalaba-isi omume, na (4) ala osisi ikike ka a nọrọ n'ụlọ ihe omume.

Ihe Ngsp isi Omume nke chọrọ May 2015 inaugural event was slated to feature Former Two Time British Champion and Two Time Commonwealth Champion Danny Williams (46-18) na-ewere on Bulawayo onwe Thamsanqa Dube (12-3), a former WBA Pan-African Champion. In the Co-Main Event, Mba Namibia na mbụ World mmeri Harry Simon (30-0) was selected to take on an opponent to be announced. The Undercard was to be highlighted by a special feature bout–WBC Africa Welterweight Charles Manyuchi (15-2) ya bụ ịgọpụrụ aha na n'ụlọ ala maka oge mbụ mgbe ma ọ bụ nanị ime a fim agha (n'okpuru nnwapụta nke ya Zambia ume Chris Malunga na ya mmekọ). Manyuchi is currently the most internationally recognized Zimbabwean Boxer and has been plying his trade in neighboring Zambia since 2012 for lack of options at home. The event would have been broadcasted live on ZTV and streamed live worldwide on the Internet. Ọzọkwa, ihe omume a gaara rebroadcasted na a na-egbu oge ndabere site na mpaghara egwuregwu ọwa na USA, nke rute n'elu 165 Nde American USB obibi (n'elu 100 Nde pụrụ iche n'ebe obibi) iji odum Obi Boxing nwetara’ established contractual relationships. Ọzọkwa, ihe omume e slated na-syndicated regionally na ndị ọzọ na ahịa, n'ụwa nile dị ka apụtakarị.

Na n'ihu ụlọ ọrụ ahụ si Zimbabwe ambitions, Mendy hapụrụ New York maka Harare na February 26, 2015 on exploratory mission. He was received warmly by Zimbabweans of walks of life and spent a very enjoyable and productive ten days in Zimbabwe, visiting various cities and meeting with people. Lion Heart was able to achieve all of the stated goals except the last one, meere ZBB nkwado maka chọrọ omume, ọ bụ ezie na nzukọ mbụ ndokwa na Mendy si burukwa bụ Board. O di nwute na, Ọ bụghị nanị na Zimbabwe Boxing Board bụghị nye mkpa ikwe, ọ ga-ọbụna enwe nzụkọ otu ukara nzukọ nke Board na-enweta Mendy ma ọ bụ na tebụl odum Obi atụmatụ. Ruo taa, na izu atọ gasịrị, Lion Heart has not received any correspondence from the Board on its application to host an event in May. The only information it has received relative to the event is from media reports, na mmetụta na Board kwesịrị ọzọ oge ụma.

N'ihi na ZBB si na-abụghị responsiveness, Lion Heart regrettably has decided to put its Zim Project on hold indefinitely. Says Lion Heart Event Coodinator Sporty Smith, “We have no choice but to put our Zim Project on hold since the ZBB has failed to afford us the smallest of professional courtesy. We can understand a Board’s refusal to sanction an event it does not like it. A failure by a Board to reply, izute deadlines ọ chọrọ na ndị ọzọ na-communcate, Otú ọ dị, is unheard of. Not only was the board frosty in its welcome of Edward Mendy, it would not even convene a meeting of the board even though advance arrangements were made with it. Ọzọkwa, the Board would not even give us the courtesy of a response despite numerous follow-up inquiries. What is most shocking about the whole thing, na ZBB mere (ma ọ bụ inactions), na-na ọ na-na-adịghị amasị ZBB okwadoro ọ bụla ezigbo ọkpọ ihe ndị dị na ya ugbu a na okwu, a afọ atọ okwu na expires na December, ma ọ bụ ihe ọ bụla ọkpọ ihe ndokwa na ya kalenda. Ma ihe ọ bụla na-akwalite ọzọ karịa odum Obi na-akụ aka Board si ụzọ ma ọ bụ na-agbalị iji kwalite ọkpọ ihe ndị dị na Zimbabwe. N'ihi ya, anyị na-n'ezie gbagwojuworo nyere kemgwucha ọkụ welcome na unabashed ịnụ ọkụ n'obi anyị oru ngo ma natara n'aka-eti ọkpọ, ọzụzụ, ndị ọzọ so ọkpọ obodo, usoro mgbasa ozi na, tourism and other government officials as well as ordinary Zimbabweans. Basically we have a Boxing Board that has seen no boxing events in its current term, ma ọ na-adịghị ihe na-nanị ezi ọkpọ omume tabled tupu ya, na a chọrọ isi ndorondoro na mba ghọtara mmalite na.”

Odum Obi mgbalị aka ịzụlite egwuregwu nke Boxing na Zimbabwe, na “Zim Project,” ka gbatịrị ruo ihe karịrị afọ iri. In addition to sponsoring various tournaments in Zimbabwe over the last decade, Odum Obi Boxing nwetara na ya nwe nwere nwara aka ụzọ ọrụ nke ọtụtụ mba Zimbabwe na-eti ọkpọ, gụnyere mgbe ahụ undefeated Thamsanqa Dube na Ishmael Kuckocha, site haziri ha ka ha nwekwuo ha ọzụzụ na ọrụ na USA. Otú ọ dị, n'agbanyeghị ihe ọ na-ekwere na-ya mgbalị kasị mma, Odum Obi Boxing nwetara nwere nnọọ ụkọ ihe ịga nke ọma ya Zim Project na nwere obere ma ọ bụ ihe ọ bụla na-egosi na ya Herculean mgbalị inyere ọganihu Boxing na Zimbabwe.

Boxing tournaments na Zimbabwe na Odum Obi nkwado ke nweta chọrọ ego results. Ọzọkwa, dị iche iche na obodo na-akwalite na Zimbabwe mmekọ (ọzọ karịa Gilbert Munetsi) that Lion Heart Boxing Productions had contracted with over the years had turned out to be unreliable and unproductive. Many of local promoters and partners promised much and delivered little. Ọzọkwa, the Zimbabwe Boxing Board would not approve the signing of any of the fighters that Lion Heart had interest in the 2000’s. Ọtụtụ na-adịbeghị anya, Odum Obi kwetara inyere obere obodo ume, Delta Force n'ọkwá, with an event he planned by securing the event’s purse money and depositing same with the Boxing Board. The local Promoter, Otú ọ dị, was unable to organize the event to the Board’s satisfaction. After that experience, Odum Obi akpatre kpebiri 2014 to give up on its Zim Project. Otú ọ dị, Odum Obi kwenyesiri ike site Chit Town dabeere onye edemede na onye bụbu ZBB Board Member Gilbert Munetsi ịnọgide na-ya Zim mgbalị ma na-arụ ọrụ na Zim Project.

Na-ekwu na ụlọ ọrụ CFO Edward Mendy, “Ikwu eziokwu, equal credit for our perseverance on the Zim Project should go to Gilbert Munetsi and I. But for our continued pleading and my obstinacy in the face of adversity, Odum Obi gaara ogologo kwụsị ya foray n'ime Zimbabwe Boxing.”

Kwukwara Mendy, “Mgbe ihe karịrị afọ iri nke na-arụ ọrụ na-enweghị ihe ịga nke ọma anyị na Zim Project, anyị enweghị ihe ịga nke ọma na-agbalị iji banye dị iche iche Zim na-eti ọkpọ ga-eweta USA na 2004-2005, na fiasco na Cox Chigwana na 2013 na anyị na ndị ọzọ na-adịbeghị anya ọma mgbalị inyere Clyde Musonda na ya Delta Boxing nwetara-esi na ha omume nke ahịhịa 2013-14, anyị nanị nwere ihu na eziokwu Zimbabwe ghara ịbụ nke anyị. Our trials and tribulations in Zimbabwe are well-documented, covered in great part by the Zim media and well-known to members of the current Board. While I am not one to give up easily, I learnt a long time ago that there is really no sound business reason for force a promotion in a jurisdiction with an unfriendly board. This is very unfortunate considering the scale of the proposed May event, ya ike jumpstart Boxing na Zimbabwe na-eje ozi dị ka a ụgbọala maka adigide Egwuregwu Tourism, na ịnụ ọkụ n'obi nke ndị ọzọ na nketa oke na oké ego nke ọrụ ugbua itinye na Zim Project.”

Banyere odum Obi Boxing n'ọkwá (na-akwalite)

Odum Obi Boxing nwetara na-zuru ụwa ọnụ Boxing ume na Egwuregwu Entertainment Company dabeere na US. The ụlọ ọrụ e guzobere 2001 maka nanị nke inye n'elu mma ihe na kasị elu ntụrụndụ uru ma na-akwalite ọkpọ ihe ndị na anọ na kọntinent. The Company ngwa ngwa akwụ a aha dị ka a na-emeputa nke elu àgwà ịlụ ọgụ na-ọma-akwanyere ùgwù n'ihi ya mma ọgwụgwọ nke agha na nkwa alụso’ ikike.

Odum Obi Boxing nwetara nwere dị ka otu n'ime ogidi ya maka ụlọọrụ ọrụ a nwere mmasị pụrụ iche na-enye aka ịzụlite egwuregwu nke ọkpọ ke Africa. Nke a mmasị ada ya na-akwalite ọkpọ na Zimbabwe na ọkara a iri na abuo African mba, niile na mgbanwe ogo ịga nke ọma.

Ozi Mkpọtụrụ

Maka ozi ọzọ banyere odum Obi Boxing nwetara, Ltd., Thursday Night alụkarị ọgụ @ Yas Island, ma ọ bụ Thursday Night alụkarị ọgụ usoro, biko akpọ Edward B. Mendy, Chief Financial Hotel, na +973-650-9721 ma ọ bụ dee ya naebmendy@gmail.com ma ọ bụ 11 Eric mbanye, Kinnelon, NJ 07405.