Edenvale boxers score stoppage wins at Shaya Thursday tournament

Boxers from Edenvale and Bedfordview recently took to the ring and excelled against their opponents.

The fighters stepped into the ring for the second “Shaya Thursday” development boxing tournament.

Golden Gloves initiated the tournament, held on Heritage Day at Emperors Palace’s Sol Castro.

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It was a night of great vibes, big hits, and non-stop action.

In the tournament’s headline bout, Monica “Savage” Mkandla faced Edenvale-based Brian Mitchell Boxing Academy Gym, who took on Loveness Kokha of Malawi.

Mkandla, in devastating form and after demolishing Cape Town’s Simamkele Tuntsheni on the undercard of the “Magic at the Palace” in July, continued her run and troubled Kokha from the opening bell.

The Edenvale boxer didn’t waste time in this six-round bantamweight bout, demolishing the Malawian and knocking her out in under two minutes in the opening round.

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Mkandla is now 11-0. fights.

In the undercard fight of the development boxing tournament, Edenvale resident Adneta Mabeza, who boxes out of Durandts Boxing & Fitness in Linksfield, took on debutant Thobisizwe Sithole from Benoni.

The duo face off in a four-round super middleweight contest.

From the outset, the 76.12kg Mabeza looked sharp, quickly made the match difficult for Sithole, and proved too strong, with the referee stopping the fight after 39 seconds in the third round to give the Edenvale boxer a TKO victory.

This was Mabeza’s second professional win.

Among the amateur boxers who stepped into the ring on the night was Bedfordview’s Tshepo Mokena, who faced Cayler Stellenburg of Toekomsrus.

Unfortunately for Mokena, after three exhilarating rounds, Stellenburg proved too good, and the judges scored the fight 3-0 in the latter’s favour.