Mponda Kalunga, a.k.a. The Egyptian Prince, says he wants to organize a professional fight in the Yukon, something that hasn't happened in the territory since the gold rush.
Mponda Kalunga is a boxer based in Whitehorse. He wants to organize a professional fight in the Yukon, something that hasn't happened in the territory since the gold rush.He first fell in love with boxing when he saw Mike Tyson knockout Francois Botha on TV at the refugee camp in Tanzania where he grew up.
He's also working with his team to organize a professional title fight in Whitehorse. If he's successful, it would be Yukon's first professional boxing match in over 100 years. "It's a lot of work. It's harder. But it's welcomed, so I'm not going to complain. I'm not gonna make excuses … I'm very lucky to do that, and I'm grateful," Kalunga said.Kalunga at his Grade 6 graduation in St. John's.
Kalunga and his team are coming up against similar challenges that ultimately boil down to Canada's Criminal Code.says anyone who engages in a prize fight is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction. "It could actually be pretty a significant undertaking," he said. "It's based on the legislation that's been in place for, you know, decades."Kalunga's team is hoping to hold the match as soon as this spring.Yukon was once an international hub for professional boxing, during the early 1900s in Dawson., said the Dawson City boxing club was known as one of the best in the world during the gold rush.
Jack Twin Sullivan came to the Klondike to fight, leaving three months later to go on to become the World Middleweight boxing champion.
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