{"id":446231,"date":"2011-06-23T13:44:29","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T13:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/23\/tanzania-van-dame-determined-to-test-kabongo-strength\/"},"modified":"2011-06-23T13:44:29","modified_gmt":"2011-06-23T13:44:29","slug":"tanzania-van-dame-determined-to-test-kabongo-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/23\/tanzania-van-dame-determined-to-test-kabongo-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanzania: &#8216;Van Dame&#8217; Determined to Test Kabongo Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"20.9057670562\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecitizen.co.tz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Citizen<\/a> (Dar\u00a0es\u00a0Salaam)<\/p>\n<p>Majuto Omary<\/p>\n<p>22 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Dar es Salaam \u2014 National middleweight kickboxing champion Ali &#8220;Van Dame&#8221; Mohamed is seeking a date against the African Champion, Kanda Kabongo, of the DR Congo. Speaking with The Citizen, Mohamed said it is high time he rose his bar by taking on the acclaimed fighters, citing the Congolese as one of them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kabongo is physically fit and I admire his fighting skills. He is technically sound, but I would relish a date with him to accomplish my ambition of conquering Africa,&#8221; the boxer said. The hard-hitting kick-boxer said he had already informed his promoter Japhet Kaseba to organise a bout against the African champion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My promoter inquired about the possibility of staging a bout against Kabongo, but they have yet to respond seriously. &#8220;I&#8217;m ready to face anyone right now although the one I prefer most is Kabongo,&#8221; he stressed.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>See the original article here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201106231066.html\" title=\"Tanzania: 'Van Dame' Determined to Test Kabongo Strength\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tanzania: &#8216;Van Dame&#8217; Determined to Test Kabongo Strength<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The Citizen (Dar\u00a0es\u00a0Salaam) Majuto Omary 22 June 2011 Dar es Salaam \u2014 National middleweight kickboxing champion Ali &#8220;Van Dame&#8221; Mohamed is seeking a date against the African Champion, Kanda Kabongo, of the DR Congo. 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