From Cameroon to Switzerland: Christophe Mouafo trailblazing in Pro. Boxing
More Africans have flocked-in the sweet science of boxing to great results over the years, with many around the corridors of greatness, including Cameroonian-born Christophe Mouafo.
For starters, the 27-year-old Cameroonian born, now Swiss citizen, Christopher Mouafo is certainly one of the most spectacular Boxers holding a Swiss license.
Style
Mouafo is a very mobile superlight weight with a unique punch that many of his peers don’t have.
He emerged Swiss amateur boxing champion in 2021 with Box Club Bienne, and later progressed to the professional class.
Background
Born in 1996 in Yaoundé, young Mouafo, after his Dad’s passing, traveled with his two sisters to join his mom in Bienne, Switzerland, back in 2009.
“I arrived Swiss aged 13. My mom made me travel alongside my sisters. I grew up with my father and my grand mother, ” Chris told Cameroonian publication, sportglitz, before adding : “When I arrived Swiss, I tried to integrated”
Mouafo lifts hands up in victory
Initially, Chris, style-named “Ruthless” Mouafo like every teen with Cameroonian roots, started playing football.
” When I got here, like every good Cameroonian, I started playing football. I played football until I was 22.
“In the sports complex where I played – coincidentally, there was a boxing arena underneath.
” During breaks, I always went to see what boxers were doing. I started enjoying the art and I felt it was a calling, ” Mouafo told Giovanni wanneh in an exclusive interview.
It wasn’t an easy rise to professionalism by the boxer who went on to line up an amateur career for 5 years, before emerging Swiss champion.
Mouafo then graduated to a pro. Boxing career in 2022, and has an impressive professional record of 10 fights for 9 victories and one loss.
Amongst those 9 victories, is an unerring 7 victories by knockouts.
Quizzed about which country he represents, Mouafo opined: ” I represent myself first as a professional boxer! But when I have the opportunity, I always try to represent Cameroon, by taking along the national flag in official occasions. In fact, I represent both nations. Switzerland gave me the chance to be who I am! “
Mouafo on the path of top boxers who emerged from Cameroon
Boxing in recent times has held Cameroonians spell bound.
Men and women of all fields of life stayed all night long to watch Francis Ngannou box against Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.
Wishing to trailblaze in the path of great boxers with Cameroonian roots, Mouafo was not excluded from the pack of onlookers.
“Ngannou’s first fight against Fury was exceptional. I am from the boxing world and I know that its a sport that isn’t easy. You cannot practice on the eve and then defeat a champion almost immediately.
“My heart was with him on that day. As he has always said, he shocked the world.
“Contrary to the first, the other fight against Joshua was very difficult. But I think he didn’t peak due to fatigue and other elements, as he explained post bout. However, Joshua took it very serious. I think Fury didn’t take the fight that serious, in simple terms.”
With Ngannou’s first discipline being mixed martial arts, Christophe Mouafo lifts his motivation from two Cameroonian-born hitters from a solid boxing background.
“Carlos Takam and Hassan N’dam are my boxing references. Most recently, I was in Monaco and trained with Hassan.
” For Carlos Takam, we communicate via Instagram. He is a great source of motivation. I am certain that I can match their levels. “
Christopher Mouafo defeats Chaudary to rise in the superlight weight world ranking
Christopher Mouafo is off the back of a fight that happened last week against India’s Sagar Chaudary.
His victory on the judges’ score card birthed Chris’ entry into the top 200 ranked superlight weights in the world, in a division that has over 2,200 professional boxers.
“I am very happy with my run so far. I wish to have more support from Cameroon and the African continent,” were the boxer’s final words in the exclusive conducted by sportglitz’ Giovanni Wanneh.
