His life and times

Even before a weigh-in

He succumbed to his addictions before his most recent fight in the US. The night before the weigh-in he booked into a motel, drinking beer and smoking ‘the whole night’. He made the weight but lost the fight.

Second suicide attempt

Chilemba attempted suicide the second time when he was 14. His mother had become too ill to work. ‘I had to go run a business, sell sweets and things to try and support my siblings.’ He swallowed all his mom’s tablets, but vomited them up.