{"id":236,"date":"2022-11-20T20:24:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T20:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vision4afrikanowmedia.co.za\/Newspaper\/?p=236"},"modified":"2024-07-30T20:42:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T20:42:51","slug":"nkowankowa-boxing-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vision4afrikanowmedia.co.za\/Newspaper\/2022\/11\/20\/nkowankowa-boxing-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"Nkowankowa Boxing Thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The first professional Boxing tournament took place on Sunday 13th November at Nkowankowa Sport Centre in Limpopo. It was a long bill featuring 7 bouts which saw fighters from Limpopo, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and North West province and neighbouring countries, Malawi and Zimbabwe. The entire tournament was streamed live by SABC Sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The thriller started off with junior Welterweight division, who slugged it out in what would be their first fight <\/a>in their careers, the fight was a draw between Ripfumelo Nxumalo from Malamulele and Tumbu Mdezi from Thohoyandou. Bout 2 Junior Middleweight 69.8 KG, Khondani Nephuma took the bout on point after Thulani Nkwinika knee and gave the point, Nkwinika stepped inside the ring for his first appearance in the ring as a professional boxer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the evening women category to the ring, which saw Mapula Ngubane face off against international opponent, Emily Kabwala from Zimbabwe (Harari), in the international non-tittle female middleweight 72.58 KG division. The talented Ngubane who has been making waves in the female boxing arena seemed visibly off balance before the fight and become evident when she went three rounds with Kabwala, Ngubane eventually took the fight by (TKO) Technical Knock Out. Ngubane after the fight stated that she was happy with her performance, she further explain \u201cThanks to Hlanganisa sport promotion, I encourage young girls to participate in boxing so they can stand for themselves against GBVF.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Humbulani Netshamutshedzi face Romeo Makwakwa from Malawi (Lilongwe) both boxers landed some good combinations in the first 3 rounds of bout 5, Netshamutshedzi knocked Makwakwa to the canvas before he throw in the towel,Netshamutshedzi won by knock out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thembani Hobyane held the Malamulele banner high against Ripfumelo Shikwambana in lightweight vacant provincial champion tittle,which went full 10 rounds, it would however come down to judge\u2019s decision and see the bell ring in favour of Hobyane. The fight reminds off the thriller in Manila during a heavy weight championship between Muhammed Ali and Joe Frazier in Phillipines of October 01 1975.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hobyane became the new Limpopo provincial champion after dethroning Shikwambana, although he lost his tittle he fought gallantly to the cheer of his hometown supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The young Raider Muleba from Thohoyandou stepped into the ring for the last fight of the day ,when she face the womens champion Kholosa Ndobanyeni in the light weight 61.24KG bout.The fight went full 10 rounds,Ndobanyini showed experience in the game, heavy punches were exchanged from from one fighter to the other.however the judge\u2019s decision see the bell ring in favour of Maleba dethrowning Ndobanyini as Champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hlanganisa sports promotion director Mr James Mathonsi, the organizer of the event thanked all sponsors (First Choice Butchery, NTT Tzaneen, Hotel @Tzaneen, Koel Kamer, Andrew Malombo Shikwambana Consultants ) who made the event possible and now has his sight aligned on hosting a mega tournament in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By :Mduduzu Mkhabela<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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