▁defe ating ▁Ray ▁Ac qu aye ▁of ▁Gh ana ▁in ▁eight ▁r ounds ▁in ▁L us aka ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁M w ale ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Kit we , ▁Z amb ia ▁( then ▁Northern ▁Rh odes ia ) ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁W us ak ile ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁N de ke ▁Primary ▁School . ▁He ▁lived ▁close ▁to ▁S criv ener ▁Stadium , ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Rh ok ana ▁United ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁keen ▁interest ▁in ▁football , ▁playing ▁as ▁a ▁goal keeper ▁in ▁neighbourhood ▁matches . ▁He ▁also ▁exhib ited ▁musical ▁ability ▁by ▁playing ▁drums ▁in ▁his ▁early ▁te ens , ▁and ▁har b oured ▁amb itions ▁of ▁making ▁it ▁in ▁main stream ▁music . ▁After ▁taking ▁up ▁box ing ▁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 . ▁ ▁His ▁brother - in - law ▁was ▁professional ▁box er ▁Jackson ▁M amb we ▁who ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁l uring ▁M w ale ▁into ▁the ▁box ing ▁ring , ▁giving ▁him ▁his ▁initial ▁co aching ▁and ▁encourag ing ▁him ▁to ▁continue ▁with ▁the ▁sport . ▁M w ale ' s ▁mother ▁was ▁not ▁happy ▁with ▁his ▁chosen ▁path ▁but ▁when ▁she ▁realized ▁he ▁had ▁set ▁his ▁heart ▁on ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁box ing , ▁she ▁gave ▁in ▁and ▁started