TLB Boxing Tournament
During the weekend on a Saturday at Soweto Klipsruit Sports Centre,there was a (FIGHT NIGHT) under the theme "STILL ALIVE AND PUNCHING" where the fight was interesting and intriguing to watch. Some fighters made threats of quitting boxing because their opponents were very challenging.The main fight was of Thulani Mbenge vs Katembo Kuvesa.
The boxers were fighting for Jnr Lightweight males, Jnr Featherweight males & females,main supporting bout,Gauteng provincial light weight title and main bout:ABU Welterweight males.
The footwork of Melissa Muller and Ellen Simwaka was exceptionally well,Simwaka gave Muller a huge K.O,Prince Dlomo punched Xolisani Ndongeni with a T.K.O and Thulani Mbenge showed Katembo Kuvesa stars by few rounds of K.Os.
During interview with boxers
Simwaka acknowledged the coming back of boxing as it's a challenge for female boxers to do a male dominating sport and they're not recognised.She mentioned that Melissa expected a rematch,as she claims she was robbed 1st round it was Melisa won,2nd round was a draw & the last rounds she made sure she knocked out Melissa.
She artued an interesting sentence: "losing is not the end of sports or a career,losing makes us to become stronger again,we go to gym and prepare where we stop & think we were not good"...
Ndongeni says that fight he saw stars and the moon was the last fight for him,as Dlomo showed him flames.He took the fight to keep fit not for rankings,the fight was a preparation for America.He feels like he has failed himself and he is not coming back anytime soon.
Dlomo felt very happy to win against the greatest fighter,as he was always watching his fights to see all the strategies and tactics to beat him at his famous sport.He mentioned that he played more games and in Russia learned that you have to win through K.O with points you will be robbed. One thing that made him take Ndongeni go see the stars,moon and aeroplane was the left hook punch that resulted in T.K.O
Katembo Kuvesa was very happy for the way the fight was and he was not happy that he lost the fight on his away fight.Thulani Mbenge is the new champion of ABU Welterweight.
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