Lottie Mwale (14 April 1952 – 18 October 2005) was a

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n male Light Heavyweight-class boxer who was

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and African Boxing Union champion for a period of six years. Mwale, who is Zambia’s greatest boxer, also won the

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(WBC) International title after defeating Ray Acquaye of

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in eight rounds in

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in December 1990.

Early life

Mwale was born in

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, Zambia (then

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) on 14 April 1952. He grew up in Wusakile and went to Ndeke Primary School. He lived close to Scrivener Stadium, the home of Rhokana United and had a keen interest in football, playing as a goalkeeper in neighbourhood matches. He also exhibited musical ability by playing drums in his early teens, and harboured ambitions of making it in mainstream music. After taking up boxing for fun, his friends noticed his natural ability and talked him into taking it up seriously so he decided to put his hands to a different use.Anon. “Lottie Mwale turns pro,” ''Times of Zambia'', 7 April 1977, p.8 His brother-in-law was professional boxer Jackson Mambwe who also played a role in luring Mwale into the boxing ring, giving him his initial coaching and encouraging him to continue with the sport.Wasa, Mike “Champ was ‘lured’ into boxing ring,” ''Times of Zambia'', 2 February 1974, p.6 Mwale's mother was not happy with his chosen path but when she realized he had set his heart on a career in boxing, she gave in and started supporting him.

Boxing career

Mwale began his career at Rhokana Amateur Boxing Club in Kitwe and first entered the ring when he was 16. He soon fell in love with the sport and by the time he joined Zambia Army-sponsored Green Buffaloes Boxing Club, he was already a formidable amateur boxer. He reigned as middleweight champion in East and Central Africa and was appointed captain of the Zambia national boxing team in 1973. That same year, Zambia’s new golden boy, who would be known for some controversy during his career sparked off a row with officials during a triangular boxing tournament involving

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and

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when he lost a fight against a Kenyan boxer and later claimed that he ‘just didn't want to win.’ An inquiry was almost instituted until Mwale apologised. In January 1974, Mwale was part of Zambia’s contingent to the

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, New Zealand as a light middleweight. He powered his way into the quarter-finals with a 102-second knockout over Cook Islander Nio Mare after which team Manager Archie Phiri said he was delighted with Mwale’s performance but he would have liked the contest to last a bit longer in order to give Mwale ‘a better work-out.’ Mwale made it into the finals with a majority points decision over Englishman Robert Davies though he suffered an injury to his right hand. An x-ray revealed that the injury was a slight sprain and this brought a sigh of relief to the Zambian camp, paving the way for the clash with Scottish champion Alexander ‘Cy’ Harrison, a bout which Mwale predicted would be ‘too easy.’ And so it proved to be as Mwale outboxed his Scottish opponent to collect the light-middleweight gold medal on a unanimous points decision, becoming the first Zambian Sportsman to reach such an achievement. Afterwards, he declared that winning the gold medal was the proudest moment of his life and that though Harrison was a good boxer, he had the measure of him and had used his reach advantage.Evans, John “Lottie’s gold!” ''Times of Zambia'', 2 February 1974, p.6 Frank Hendry, the Scottish boxing team Manager had no hesitation in summing up Mwale as ‘the best operator at the Games.’ Many fight-goers predicted that Mwale had the potential and class to do well as a professional if he ever felt like dropping his amateur status but he took his time before taking this step. In May 1975, he won a gold medal during the East and Central African Amateur Boxing Championship in Lusaka, and the following year, Zambia dethroned world champions the United States in the International Council of Military Sports (CISM) Games and Mwale, fighting as a middleweight, was voted boxer of the tournament. He then talked of turning professional but shelved his plans due to his contract with the National Defence Force which was only due to end the following year. Mwale turned professional in April 1977 under Scorpio Promotions, turning down a five-year contract in the United States America saying he wanted to fight for the Commonwealth and African titles before thinking of something bigger, and hoped to move from middleweight to heavyweight division. His first professional bout was against Fanwell Mwanza in April 1977 whom he knocked out in 6 rounds and earned the right to face Julius Luipa for the national light-heavyweight title. The charismatic Mwale won over a lot of admirers and also inspired young Zambian sportsmen to succeed. He went by the nickname “''Gunduzani''” which means ‘shake them’ in his native language, and "''Kaingo''" meaning ‘Leopard.’ Although based in

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, he drew large crowds whenever he fought at home and also boasted a punch called the NPPP, which stood for ‘Nuclear Power-Packed Punch.’ His lifestyle outside the ring also made headlines, as he loved to party and often moved with a large entourage of hangers-ons whom he generously bought drinks for. He knocked out Luipa in the 6th round in Lusaka and two years later knocked out Commonwealth champion

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of Canada in the 10th round in Lusaka. Two months later, Mwale had the opportunity to spar with his idol

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in an exhibition bout at the

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in London, to mark Ali's final retirement after which Ali predicted a great future for the Zambian. By this time, Mwale was being managed by Wilfred Sauerland and trained by George Francis. Later that year, he defeated African Boxing Union (ABU) champion Bagayuko Sounkalo of Mali to win the continental title and prepare himself for the World Boxing Council title fight. After 5 consecutive wins including three victories over Americans Fred Brown,

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and Ed Turner, Mwale won the right to challenge WBC light-heavyweight champion

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. The two squared up on 28 November 1980 in

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with Mwale dominating the first two rounds only to waver in the third round and then he got knocked out in the fourth round, the first loss of his professional career. Afterwards, Mwale admitted that he had gotten careless after catching Muhammad with most of his shots in the first two rounds, and taking it for granted that his opponent would not last the distance. “I wanted to show that I could fight him but he proved to be stronger than me.” He also dismissed suggestions that he lost because he was lighter than Muhammad and urged his fans to accept the defeat – “When you lose, you don't start talking rubbish. I am a boxer and I lost. There are no excuses.” In December 1981, Mwale was a victim of police brutality when he was detained and beaten up by policemen in Lusaka for allegedly splashing muddy water on people by the roadside. He was forcibly dragged out of his Range Rover by over 15 police men and detained in a police truck for nearly two hours, where they slapped him and hit him with gun butts. Mwale later complained that he was held prisoner for no reason and that he had been molested by the police. “Every time they slapped one of my cheeks, I turned over the other one for them to slap as well.” Mwale then won two fights against his closest Zambian challenger,

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though many Zambian fans felt he was fortunate to get the decision in the second fight. In between, he lost his second professional fight against American Eddie Mustapha Muhammad via a 4th-round knockout in

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. Mwale lost his Commonwealth title to

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in Port au Spain in 1985 and soon after, the African title to Nigeria’s Joe Lasisi. In 1989, he regained the Zambian light-heavyweight title which he had had to vacate when he won the Commonwealth and African titles, with a 6th-round knockout of Enoch Chama. The following year, he added the Zambian cruiserweight belt after an 8th-round knockout of Joseph Poto. Mwale then got a shot at the WBC International title when he was pitted against Ghanaian Ray Acquaye. Mwale knew that at the age of 38, this was probably his last chance to win an international belt so he trained hard for the fight and turned back the years with an eighth-round knockout in Lusaka. As a result of this victory, Mwale expected to win the Sportsman of the Year award at the 1991 Zambian annual sports awards, but when the award went to athlete

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, Mwale was incensed and tore up the certificate of merit that was given to him instead, in full view of everyone at the ceremony. He later apologized for his actions but said he expected to be honoured with the top award after winning an international title for the country. He however lost the belt in his very next fight to

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of the United States two years later in Bismarck,

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after which his promoter called Sandy Saddler (not to be mistaken for the former featherweight champion), disappeared with his $55,000 purse money, leaving him stranded until the Zambian High Commission came to his aid. He won his next two fights against Wally Kafumbi and Jim Murray and then attempted to win back the Zambian light-heavyweight title which was by then held by Mike Chilambe. In August 1993, Mwale was battered and knocked out in the 8th round after which he shocked his followers when he claimed he had lost the fight because he was drunk. He immediately asked for a rematch which Chilambe granted him. Mwale trained hard for the rematch and promised to teach Chilambe a lesson. The two faced off again on 2 April 1994. Although Mwale fared much better in this fight, Chilambe was the clear winner with a unanimous points decision. Mwale then announced his retirement from the ring. His career fight record was: 44 fights won, with 34 knockouts, and lost 9 fights, with 4 of these coming in his last six fights.

Death

Mwale then went through some hard times and ended up dependent on charity, donations from well wishers and the Zambian government. In 1999, he suffered from poor co-ordination of the limbs and was diagnosed with

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. On 17 August 2001, the London-based

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reported Mwale’s ‘death’, painting a grim picture of his poverty-stricken death. When Mwale, who was very much alive, complained that the story had led to the WBC stopping his pension, the magazine retracted the article with an apology, calling it 'an horrendous error' on their part. After a 6-year battle with Parkinson's disease, Mwale died on 18 October 2005 in Lusaka Zambian President

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described him as a national hero, and in November 2008, the WBC announced plans to construct a boxing school in Lusaka in his honour. On 24 April 2013, Mwale's remains were exhumed from Lusaka's Old Leopard's Hill Cemetery and reburied at Leopards Hill Memorial Park, a resting place befitting a Zambian hero.Kashweka, Felix (25 April 2013) "Lottie's widow collapses during reburial" ''The Post'' http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=31941, retrieved 25 April 2013)

Professional boxing record

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mwale, Lottie 1952 births 2005 deaths Boxers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Zambia People from Kitwe Zambian male boxers Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Light-middleweight boxers African Boxing Union champions