Tamin'ny Desambra 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. Vokatr'izany, ny orinasa dia nanapa-kevitra ny handefa ny CFO, Edward Mendy, any Zimbaboe hanara amin'ny tanjona iray ihany no-hanadihady ny feasibility ny fampiantranoana ny fifaninanana ady totohondry ao Harare tokony hatao ny Aprily 16 na Aprily 23, 2015 izay mitohy amin'ireo Zim ny 35th Independence Day fankalazana, or other date as feasible. Ancillary to same, Mendy dia hanara ny manaraka izao: (1) manamafy ny daty, (2) antoka ny toerana, (3) book Zim boxers to feature in the Main Event, ary / na ny mpiara-main hetsika, ary (4) fahazoan-dalana azo antoka birao hampiantrano ny hetsika.

Ny Main Event mikasika ilay tolo-May 2015 inaugural event was slated to feature Former Two Time British Champion and Two Time Commonwealth Champion Danny Williams (46-18) naka amin'ny Bulawayo ihany Thamsanqa Dube (12-3), a former WBA Pan-African Champion. In the Co-Main Event, Namibia sy ny Tompon-daka Eran-tany teo aloha 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) dia ny hiaro ny anaram-boninahitra amin'ny tany an-trano ho an'ny fotoana voalohany indrindra, na manao fotsiny ampy ady (foto-kevitra ny amin'ny fankatoavana ny Zambiana mampiroborobo Chris Malunga sy ny mpiara-miasa). 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. Bebe kokoa, ny zava-nitranga dia efa tara rebroadcasted amin'ny fototra amin'ny alalan'ny fanatanjahan-tena amin'ny faritra fantsona ao amin'ny USA, izay mahatratra ny 165 Million American tariby trano (ny 100 Million trano tsy manam-paharoa) fampiasana Lion Heart Boxing Productions’ established contractual relationships. Ankoatra izany, ny zava-nitranga dia noeritreretina ny ho syndicated faritra sy amin'ny tsena hafa, maneran-tany toy ny azo atao.

Teo amin'ny fampandrosoana ny orinasa Feno fanirian-daza ny Zimbaboe, Mendy niala New York ny Harare Febroary 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, antoka ZBB fanohanana ny hetsika tolo-, na dia ny fivoriana voalohany hatao ny fandaharam-potoana amin'ny Mendy dia ny Birao. Indrisy anefa fa, Tsy vitan'ny hoe ny Zimbaboe Birao Boxing tsy manome ny takiana ny hihazakazahan mihatohatoka, dia tsy hatao na dia fivoriana ofisialy ny Birao mba handray Mendy na latabatra Lion Heart ny drafitra. Hatramin'izao, ary telo herinandro taty aoriana, 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, ho ny vokatry ny Birao fa mila fotoana bebe kokoa mba ninia.

Noho ny ZBB ny tsy 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, hihaona fe-potoana izany raha tsy izany dia nanolo-kevitra sy tsy communcate, na izany aza, 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. Bebe kokoa, 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, ny ZBB ny hetsika (na inactions), dia noho izy tsy mba tahaka ny ZBB dia voasazy tena ady totohondry misy zava-mitranga amin'izao fotoana izao ao amin'ny teny, ny telo taona teny izay Tapitra tamin'ny volana Desambra, na dia misy ady totohondry hetsika hotontosaina ao amin'ny kalandrie. Ary tsy dia misy mpanohana hafa noho Lion Heart mandondòna eo amin'ny solaitrabe ny varavarana, na miezaka ny hampiroborobo ny ady totohondry zava-mitranga any Zimbabwe. Dia toy izany no, tena very hevitra isika nomena ny tena mafana tonga soa sy ny hafanam-po unabashed ny tetikasa avy amin'ny mpanao ady totohondry, raha tsy izany dia nahazo, mpampiofana, mpikambana hafa ao amin'ny fiaraha-monina ady totohondry, ny haino aman-jery, 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, nefa tsy manao izany amin'ny hetsika ady totohondry ihany no tena Nametraka volavolan-dalàna eo anoloany, ary ny volavolan-lehibe tamin'ny fifaninanana iraisam-pirenena nanomboka nahafantatra tamin'izany.”

Fo Lion ny ezaka mba hanampy hampivoatra ny fanatanjahan-tena ady totohondry ao Zimbaboe, ny “Zim Project,” dia namelatra nandritra ny folo taona. In addition to sponsoring various tournaments in Zimbabwe over the last decade, Lion-po Boxing Productions sy ny tompony dia niezaka ny hanampy mialoha ny asany ny mpanao ady totohondry, maro Zimbaboe, ao anatin'izany dia undefeated Thamsanqa Dube sy Isimaela Kuckocha, amin'ny fanohanana azy ireo mba hampandrosoana ny fiofanana ary hiasa amin'ny ny USA. Na izany aza, na dia eo aza izay mino ny tsara indrindra ho ezaka, Lion Heart Boxing Productions dia nanana fahombiazana vitsivitsy sy ny Zim Project ary manana na kely na inona na inona noho ny Herculean mampiseho ezaka mba hanampiana ny fandrosoana Boxing any Zimbaboe.

Fifaninanana any Zimbabwe ady totohondry izay nanohana ara-bola Heart Lion tsy hahatratra ny vokatra ara-bola irina. Bebe kokoa, mpanohana an-toerana isan-karazany sy ny mpiara-miombon'antoka Zimbaboe (hafa noho 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. Bebe kokoa, the Zimbabwe Boxing Board would not approve the signing of any of the fighters that Lion Heart had interest in the 2000’s. Vao haingana indrindra, Fo Lion Nanaiky ny hanampy ny kely mampiroborobo an-toerana, Delta Force Promotions, with an event he planned by securing the event’s purse money and depositing same with the Boxing Board. The local Promoter, na izany aza, was unable to organize the event to the Board’s satisfaction. After that experience, Lion Heart farany fanapahan-keviny tao 2014 to give up on its Zim Project. Na izany aza, Lion Heart dia resy lahatra ny Chit Town ara ZBB mpanoratra sady teo aloha Board Member Gilbert Munetsi ny mikiry ny Zim ezaka ary miasa hatrany ny Zim Project.

Hoy i Edward CFO orinasa Mendy, “Raha tsorina, 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, Lion Heart ho ela faranana any Zimbaboe ny foray Boxing.”

Added Mendy, “Rehefa mihoatra ny folo taona ny miasa tsy fahombiazana eo amin'ny Zim Project, ny tsy fahombiazana eo amin'ny tenin'ny tanana isan-karazany miezaka Zim mpanao ady totohondry, mba hitondra ho amin'ny Etazonia amin'ny 2004-2005, ny nandamoka izany amin'ny Cox Chigwana amin'ny 2013 ary ny vao haingana tsy nahomby ny ezaka mba hanampiana Clyde Musonda sy ny Delta Boxing Productions hahazo ny zava-nitranga ny antony ao 2013-14, fotsiny isika, dia tsy maintsy hiatrika ny zava-misy marina Zimbabwe, mety tsy ho antsika. 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, ny hery anaty ny jumpstart Boxing any Zimbabwe ary ho toy ny fiara ho an'ny Sports maharitra Tourism, ny hafanam-po ny mpandray anjara hafa sy ny habetsahan'ny asa lehibe efa nataony tao amin'ny Zim Project.”

About Lion Heart Boxing Promotions (ny mampiroborobo)

Lion Heart Boxing Productions dia eran-Boxing mampiroborobo sy Fialam-boly Sports Company monina any Etazonia. Ny orinasa Napetraka tany 2001 fa ny tanjona ny fanomezana ambony indrindra tsara amin'ny zava-nitranga sy ny fialam-boly lanjany Nanorina zava-nitranga tamin'ny ady totohondry kaontinanta efatra. Haingana ny Company nahazo laza toy ny mpamokatra ny avo ady tsara ary hajaina tsara noho ny fitondrana ara-drariny ny mpiady sy ny fanoloran-tena mpiady’ zo.

Lion Heart Boxing Productions dia nanana ny iray amin'ireo andry ho an'ny orinasa iray mahaliana andraikitra amin'ny fanampiana ny hampivelatra ny fanatanjahan-tena ny ady totohondry any Afrika. Izany no nahatonga azy ho liana hampiroboroboana ny ady totohondry tany Zimbabwe sy tapany am-polony firenena Afrikana, rehetra amin'ny ambaratonga samihafa ny fahombiazana.

Antsipiriany Ifandraisana

Raha mila fanazavana fanampiny momba ny Lion Heart Boxing Productions, Ltd., Alakamisy Alina ady @ Yas Island, na ny Alakamisy Ady alina andian-dahatsoratra, mba hantsoina Edward B. Mendy, Chief Financial Mpiandraikitra, amin'ny +973-650-9721 na manorata any aminy amin'nyebmendy@gmail.com na 11 Eric Drive, Kinnelon, NJ 07405.