DIMPLE Boxing Club senior professional boxer Savenaca Naliva is determined to turn the tables on Alivereti Kauyaca when the two meet for the Fiji Cruiserweight title at the Islands Boxing Promotion event next Saturday, November 21 at AD Patel College in Ba.
Naliva, who has already suffered a defeat against Kauyaca, is leaving nothing to chance as he prepares for their 10-round main bout.
The Sorokoba Village-born boxer has shifted camp from his home to the Dimple Boxing Club premises in Ba, where he is putting in the hard yards ahead of the much-anticipated rematch.
Dimple Boxing Club president Hussain Shah said Naliva’s decision to move into camp had been encouraging, not only for his preparation but also for the younger boxers at the club.
“We have noted that Savenaca Naliva has shifted camp from his home in Sorokoba Village to the club. He is doing well and guiding the younger ones,” Shah said.
Shah said the club management had provided the necessary resources and support, but the ultimate responsibility rested with the boxers to deliver results inside the ring.
“The bottom line is the results the boxers will achieve comes down to their own level of commitment and the hard yards they put in training.
“From our aspect of the club management and the resources, the club has done its part. Now it comes down to the boxer himself, how hard he is able to prepare, how well he is able to prepare, plan and execute the plan come the event night,” he said.
For Naliva, the upcoming fight presents an opportunity to rewrite his previous result against Kauyaca.
He said he was training well and had grown stronger, with his focus firmly on claiming victory in the championship bout.
The experienced boxer also acknowledged the Almighty for giving him the strength and energy to return to the ring and compete in the promotion.
Naliva has called on his supporters, particularly those in Ba and the surrounding communities, to turn out in numbers and rally behind him as he seeks to claim the Fiji Cruiserweight title.
Naliva will be looking to make his preparation count when he steps into the ring against Kauyaca next Saturday.
