Former Zim pro boxer and jailbird aims to make children champs - Zvenyika Arifonso is proof that a billionaire philanthropist is not always needed to give back to the community
Just behind the fresh market in Mbare, Harare, is a gym with a misleading name — The Mosquito Boxing School of Excellence.
“My mission is to prevent the kids from bad things like smoking, drugs and stealing. It hurts me because when I was a kid I was in the very same circumstances, so I would not want to see a kid being beaten in the streets as a result of stealing,” Arifonso said. “We need to tap into locally-available talent and we cannot do it without promoting these [interactive centres] …. These are the hubs where our youth can find space and the direction to explore their full potential. If you go to football, the likes of Peter Ndlovu and Moses Chunga …. Currently, we have got Nakamba who is doing wonders in England and has also been investing in Bulawayo. In boxing, we have Zvenyika Arifonso, who was an unstoppable boxer,” Saruwaka said.
Arifonso’s career ended in 2000, when he was convicted of stealing a radio from his neighbour. Before that, he had fought in Scotland, Zambia and Australia. Arifonso is planning his own premises, where he can also train street children — and keep them off the street.
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