"I'm Going to Chop Him and Put Him to Sleep": Rayton Okwiri and Emmany Kalombo Headline ESPN Africa Boxing 18

• ESPN Africa Boxing 18 is set to shake the continent's boxing landscape down to its foundations tomorrow night (Thursday, 30 June) in Johannesburg
• Emmany "The General" Kalombo and Rayton "Boom Boom" Okwiri will collide for the IBF International junior-middleweight title
• This fight will headline three other matches, including the co-main event involving Thulani Mbenge and Idd Pialari

The next edition of ESPN Africa Boxing will take the boxing world by storm with the 18th iteration set to take place tomorrow night (Thursday, 30 June) in Johannesburg.

On the line in the main event will be favourite Democratic Republic of Congo fighter Emmany "The General" Kalombo and Kenyan underdog Rayton "Boom Boom" Okwiri for the vacant IBF International junior middleweight.

According to Tapology, The General with a 15-1-0 record, while Boom Boom remains unbeaten at 5-0-1. The bookies have Kalombo as the overwhelming favourite at 98% to win to Okwiri's paltry 2%.

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ESPN reported that this motivated a confident Kalombo to say:

"I'm going to chop him and put him to sleep".

A surprised Okwiri responded:

"He said that? It's easy to talk only with your mouth, but actions speak louder than words. I don't have much to say, but what I know is that I'm taking him to the school of boxing."

Elsewhere, South African welterweight champion Thulani Mbenge will fight off Tanzania's Idd Pialari in the main card. Another South African Jabulani Makhense will take on the DRC's Paul Kamanga in a welterweight bout.

Sikho Nqothole (South Africa) and Selemani Bangaiza (Tanzania) will meet in a super flyweight fight, while Gift Bholo (South Africa) and Hannock Phiri (Malawi) will do battle in the super flyweight division.

Sports Brief will be on hand to cover the action at The Gallery in Sandton. The broadcast will start at 7pm CAT on ESPN 1, channel 218 on DStv.

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