Various teams from Limpopo entered the event including Namakgale, Lulekani, University of Limpopo,
University of Venda, Shawela and Letaba Boxing clubs. A total of eighteen matches took place including threefemale and 15 male matches. Highlights included a match between Kgotlelelo Maponya and Christian Gumede (2022 Limpopo champion) which Gumede won.
: Itu Mayilule, Limpopo silver medalist 2022 and Kgotlelelo Maponya.
Another thrilling match was between Namakgale Boxing Club’s fighter Eric ‘Hit’ Rasehashe and Lulekani Boxing Club’s
Sandile ‘Rocky’ Mathebula. Rocky won the fight by points. Organiser of the tournament, Marumo Letswalo, said he was pleased with how the event went.
“The boxers, team managers and boxing officials were committed to ensure maximum participation and fair play. “Parents, friends, local businesses and various other stakeholders were available to support and enjoy the event with us.
“I believe we will have a packed house at our next event in July,” he said.
Boxers who partici[ated on the showLetswalo concluded by thanking coaches Lucas Baloyi and Amos Mokholoane, all stakeholders, sponsors, boxing clubs and everyone who supported the event. A similar event will take place again in July.
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Tintswalo Shipalana, a journalist for the Letaba Herald, has been in the media industry for over a decade. She started her journey in radio, but ended up in print which is her first love. She joined the Herald newspaper as a cadet in 2016, where she graduated with a journalism qualification from the Caxton Training Academy. She also has a qualification in Feature Writing from the University of Cape Town and a Media Management qualification from Wits University. She is completing her BA Communication Science degree with UNISA. She sleeps well at night knowing she is a voice to the voiceless and her work contributes to promoting local talent, businesses and service delivery. Her love for her community keeps her working hard every day.
