#Kananga native, Junior #Ilunga Makabu @ilungamakabu.official (27-2, 24 KOs) 🥊 became last friday WBC Champion🏆 in #Kinshasa, #DRCongo. He was scored favorably by the 3 judges as follows: Omar Mintum 114-112, Carlos Flores 115-111 and Humberto Olivares 116-111. Junior is in the #cruiserweight division also known as junior/light #heavyweight, athletes at 220lbs or less.
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#LubaNation #congoverse #baluba #theheartofafrica #Kàsaayì #Kongò #Afrìkà #Katanga #Maniema #Angola #Zambia #luluwa #Kanyoka #Hemba #DRC #Kasayi #GrandKasayi #KasayiMunene #boxing #juniormakabuilunga
#Kobe #Bean #Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an icon of #basketball, former team mate of #DidierIlungaMbenga. 🏀 During his 20-year career, he piled up 5 NBA titles and #rings🏆, 2 NBA Finals MVP titles, 1 MVP title, 18 All-Star games, 4 All-Star Game MVP titles, 11 times All-NBA First Team, 9 times NBA All-Defensive First Team, 8 Conference titles, 2 times Olympic champion 🥇, and the list goes on. 🏆
He's obviously eligible for the #Basketball #HallofFame that inducted #DikembeMutombo back in 2015.
On the day before the #chopper crash that claimed Kobe's life, #LebronJames, playing the 76ers in #Philadelphia (Kobe's hometown) passed Kobe Bryant for the 3rd scorer in history. His numbers 8 & 24 are retired in LA and #24 is retired in Dallas.
More than a great basketball player and a mighty #competitor and opponent, Kobe was a family man, a mentor, a motivational speaker, a business man, a humanitarian, a coach. He invested a lot in the homeless issue in California. He created the #MambaAcademy to promote girls' basketball and coached his daughter's team. On Sunday morning, he died on his way to one of his team's game along with 8 other people including the pilot, his daughter Gianna, 2 of her teammates and parents/coaches.
He was also focusing on creating documentaries and films and actually won an Oscar in 2018 for his short film called "Dear Basketball" which he wrote the script of, voiced over and coproduced. 📽️ Back in 2000 he even put out a rap album named "K.O.B.E.". 🎤
He overcame scandals and injuries, focused on getting his career back and succeeded to do so until he retired in 2016.
Kobe was the inspiration for many young men around the world to push harder and follow their dreams. At age 41, he still had a lot to offer. Whether you loved him or not, were a fan or not, the fact many people were shocked and moved at the news of his death shows his legacy will live on. .
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R.I.P. Kobe.💔😔
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#LubaNation #congoverse #baluba #theheartofafrica #Kàsaayì #Kongò #Afrìkà #Katanga #Maniema #DRC #Kasayi #GrandKasayi #kobebryant
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