Welterweight boxing prospect Hastings Bwalya arrived today for his professional home debut this Saturday promising not to disappoint.

Hastings will fight Zimbabwean Silas Mandeya in an 8-round non-title fight whom the Zambian says he knew nothing about.

His fight will be on the undercard of the Esther Phiri and Colombian Lely Luz Florez World title fight at Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka.

“People are expecting a lot from me. They have heard a lot about me and am going to do what they expect to see from me,” Hastings said. “Am just going to do my thing am going to show them how good I am.”

Hastings said he was pleased to be back home for the first time since leaving for the USA in late 2009.

“Am feeling good, I missed my family and friends but I have come here for the fight and not to enjoy and playing but after that, I will relax and see my family and friends,” Hastings said.

And Hastings got down to training under the eye of his trainer Ibn Cason less than 12 hours after landing in Lusaka on Monday morning.

Cason took Hastings through the paces at the boxers’ old haunt at the fight promoter Anthony Mwamba’s Independence Stadium gym at 16:00 hrs.

“We are warriors and jet-lag won’t stop us from training,” Cason said.

Meanwhile, Hastings opponent Mandeya is expected to arrive on Tuesday.

14 COMMENTS

Uchipo January 24, 2011 At 11:45 pm

Is this Hastings that was at St Clements in Mansa or am i mixing names up
boxer January 24, 2011 At 11:49 pm

No he is not the one. He is a mufulira boy the young brother to another boxer Otis Bwalya.
Uchipo January 24, 2011 At 11:51 pm

ok thanx
pompwe January 25, 2011 At 6:07 am

Ba Hastings ichimwela!! Zim achuche afente.
imitwe shamano January 25, 2011 At 6:21 am

Ngawamutoba yabili yatatu waselapo.
imitwe shamano January 25, 2011 At 6:25 am

wamutoba yabili yatatu waselapo
Nkalanda January 25, 2011 At 7:47 am

jab jab! one two one two! shuffle shuffle! Upper cut! Dodge! Again one two one two. Ok chapwa mwaiche i think uli ready ukuponona umwina Mugabe.
Four bode January 25, 2011 At 9:23 am

Hastings, chume tuleya.
boxer January 25, 2011 At 10:20 am

Hastings will walk over the Zimbabwean. The Zimbabwean is not that competitive compared to Hastings. He will work on mostly combinations..Jab and Body shot that will be it.
Google Phiri January 25, 2011 At 11:10 am

Good work ethics Hastings we all know you will knock out this Zim boxer . We are proud of you.
Silas Mandeya January 25, 2011 At 3:44 pm

And you think I am walkover? You will see how I will break your boy’s chin.
Dojo Do January 25, 2011 At 3:49 pm

Mandeya…sorrle william…revenger for under 23 football loss..Go Hastings..future world champion!
imitwe shamano January 26, 2011 At 6:23 pm

TWO JABS AT A GO STEP ASIDE. LEFT HOOK THEN RT UPPERCUT. HE STARGERS SHUFFLE BIG RT HAND TO THE BODY. CONTINUES WITH BODY WORKS IN THE FIRST ROUND. HASTINGS WIN 10-07. FIRST ROUND
SECOND ROUND. BIG RIGHT HAND TO THE HEAD, A CUT ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE OF SILAS, CONNECT THAT WITH RT JAB TO THE HEAD FOLLOWED BY A LT HOOK HE TOUCHES THE CONVERS. REFEREE COUNTS 1-7 SILAS GETS UP. FIGHT CONTINES, A BIG UPPER CUT TO THE CHIN, FOLLOWED BY A HOOK, SILAS COLLAPSES.
HASTINGS WIN BY KO IN THE SECOND ROUND
kalikwikwiti January 27, 2011 At 4:18 pm

I cant wait to see ‘sting’ Zambia’s future world welterweight champ. I’v read so much about his talent in the American media, now its time to see our son do it on local soil. Knock out that chap from Zim.