Majembe atapata mamilioni baada ya kushinda Mbavu Destroyer katika Vurugu

Mchezaji wa ndondi wa Kenya Potifus Odipo, anayejulikana kama Majembe, alimshinda Ferdinand Omondi, anayeitwa Mbavu Destroyer, katika raundi ya nne ya pambano la Vurugu kwenye Kasarani Indoor Arena tarehe 4 Aprili. Rais William Ruto ameahidi kuunga mkono ndondi nchini na kutoa Ksh1 milioni kwa mshindi. Majembe atapata pia gari na baiskeli pamoja na zawadi zingine.

Potifus Odipo, mchezaji wa miaka 21 anayejulikana kama “Majembe,” alimshinda Ferdinand Omondi, “Mbavu Destroyer,” kwa knockout kiufundi katika raundi ya nne ya pambano la Vurugu Championship tarehe 4 Aprili 2026 kwenye Kasarani Indoor Arena, Nairobi. Pambano hilo lilivutia watazamaji wengi nchini na Mkabala wa kwanza ulikuwa wa karibu, na Majembe akiongoza kwa pointi kabla ya kusimamishwa kwa ghafla.

Rais William Ruto alipongeza wachezaji wote wawili katika chapisho lake kwenye X tarehe 5 Aprili: “Congratulations, Majembe (Portifas Odipo), on your victory against Mbavu Destroyer (Ferdinand Omondi) in yesterday’s Vurugu Championship. Both of you put up a spirited fight, delivering an entertaining match that kept us on edge, too close to call.” Rais aliahidi kuunga mkono ndondi: "We commit to sustain this momentum by supporting the sport, investing in talent, and creating opportunities to grow boxing across the country."

Majembe atapokea Ksh1 milioni kutoka kwa Rais Ruto, Ksh1 milioni rasmi ya pambano kutoka Obinna, Toyota Noah yenye thamani ya Ksh4 milioni kutoka kampuni ya kamari, na baiskeli ya Taro GP1 yenye thamani zaidi ya Ksh385,000. Pia atapata usajili wa gym kwa mwaka mmoja na virutubisho. Mbavu Destroyer atapokea Ksh1 milioni kutoka Ruto.

Watu mashuhuri waliunga mkono pambano, ikiwemo Oburu Odinga (Ksh1m), Babu Owino (tiketi 500), Ronald Karauri (Ksh2m), Dorcas Gachagua (Ksh400,000), George Ruto (Ksh500,000) na Oketch Salah (Ksh200,000). Haijulikani wazi kama michango hiyo ilienda moja kwa moja kwa mabondaji au kwa gharama za pambano.

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