Boxing Fraternity Mourns Tough Ben Chitenje As his Son Mike Promises Maintain Ben’s Legacy

Mulanje Last Boxing Promotion director Mike Chitenje said he is determined to keep the legacy of his departed father, Tough Ben Chitenje alive as one way of honouring him.

Mike, is one of the children of the late Ben Chitenje who showed passion for boxing at an early age and he has never looked back.
Just like his father. Mike was a boxer and turned a boxing promoter after retiring from the sport which he is still doing till today.

In his eulogy, Mike thanked his father for imparting knowledge and skills for both sport and business on the children. ” my father was not just a boxer, he was also an entrepreneur and a truck driver and these are also what define me and my siblings” he remarked.

On the future of Mulanje Last Boxing Promotion, Mike said the company will not die because his two sons, Atupele and Mike junior are now actively involved in day to day management of the company which was started by their late grand father and they are ripe to take over full control of Mulanje Last Boxing Promotion

At the time of his demise, Tough Ben Chitenje, was serving as deputy president of Malawi Professional Boxing Control Board and his contributions were immense.

According to the board’s president Lonzoe Defector Zimba, the late Ben Chitenje was a charming boxer, a boxing administrator and was getting along with everyone regardless of their age. He was a humble soul and a reservoir of knowledge where we could seek advice when things were tough.

Zimba asked God to give them comfort and courage as the death of Chitenje has come at a time when the board has not yet come to terms with the death of another administrator, Frank Chibisa who died last year

Tough Ben Chitenje was born in 1944 and died on Wednesday 24 July 2025 after a long illness. He was laid to rest on Saturday 26 July at his home, Chigwembele village, in Senior Chief Chikumbu’s area, Mulanje district.