Mandonga didn't get good night's sleep after my punishment – Wanyonyi

Former African Boxing Union (Abu) light heavyweight champion; Daniel Wanyonyi has given a review of his weekend victory against Tanzania’s Karim Mandonga.

Wanyonyi said he intended to punish Mandonga who had earlier beaten him through technical knockout in a non-title super middleweight fight that was staged at the Kenyatta International Conventional Center (KICC) in Nairobi in January this year.

Following his Saturday victory, the Kenyan boxer said he could have finished the fight in the early rounds, but he refrained out of respect for the fans.

According to him, he wanted to give the fans value for their money by staging an entertaining match.

“Though I knocked him down twice, I didn’t want to take him out of the game early. I was concerned that the fans would not get the value of money they paid to watch the fight if I ended the game earlier,” Wanyonyi said.

Adding: “I was sure he couldn't beat me this time, so I punished him. I am sure he did not get a good night's sleep.” 

He attributed his victory to enough preparation he put in before meeting Mandonga in a non-title fight that was held at Sarit Center Expo in Nairobi last weekend.

Wanyonyi emerged the victor on points after flooring Mandonga in the sixth and tenth rounds of the highly anticipated fight.

On his side, Mandonga, who controlled the bout well in the first three rounds, congratulated Wanyonyi on his victory, but he vowed to exert revenge on the Kenyan boxer in their next match.

"Nothing bad has happened, I have lost this fight, and I congratulate him. Today he has won; tomorrow it will be me," said Mandonga.

Following his Saturday victory, Wanyonyi’s record now stands at (29-15-2), while Mandonga’s record is at (6-4-2).