TLB Boxing Promotions’ Joyce Kungwane is smiling from ear to ear following a hugely successful tournament at the Sun City on April 9.
Over 3 000 spectators attended the tournament, which featured a celebrity bout between Cassper Nyovest (Refiloe Phoolo) and NaakMusiq (Anga Makubalo). The latter won the five rounds, two minutes per round bout by a majority decision.
“Of course, we are happy. It was a big success. We were working on the venue capacity,” Kungwane said.
Soon after the verdict of his fight against NaakMusiq was announced, Cassper Nyovest asked for a rematch with the Gqeberha-born actor and musician.
“We will do it again. Remember, Cassper Nyovest announced he would like to have a rematch. We are going to be involved again,” said Kungwane.
There were five other bouts where Lwandile Ngxeke stopped favourite Athenkosi Dumezweni to win the vacant South African junior-bantamweight title.
Ngxeke from Sada in the Eastern Cape went to the fight as an underdog. He, however, proved to be a worthy contender, as he matched Dumezweni so much that he decked the Mthatha-born boxer twice during the slugfest.
Effectively using his big right hand, Ngxeke gave Dumezweni many problems. It was then no wonder that he sent him to the canvas in the second and 10th rounds. Referee Simon Mokadi waved the fight off after Ngxeke had decked Dumezweni in the tenth round.
Former World Boxing Federation (WBF) and SA female bantamweight champion Bukiwe Nonina had a breeze as she won the vacant African Boxing Union (ABU) female junior-lightweight title with a unanimous-decision win over Tanzanian Feriche Mashauri.
Nonina put up a dominant performance and controlled the fight from the first gong until the last second, with Mashauri having no answer to every blow the Dutywa boxer threw.
Simphiwe Konkco, an erstwhile International Boxing Organisation (IBO) and SA titlist, showed that ring rust is just a myth as he defeated Filipino boxer Ariston Aton on all scorecards. This was Konkco’s first fight since losing to Thai boxer Chayaphon Moonsri in a World Boxing Council (WBC) minimumweight title contest in October 2019.
In other bouts, Lucky Monyebane outpointed Malawian Romeo Makwakwa, while Sikho Nqothole defeated Ricardo Malajika on points.
