WATCH: Boxing tournament showcases top Mpumalanga and international fighters | Middelburg Observer

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WATCH: Boxing tournament showcases top Mpumalanga and international fighters | Middelburg Observer

An electric night of boxing unfolded at Eastdene Community Hall as Ilanga Boxing Promotions, with the Mpumalanga Department of Culture, Sport and Recreation, hosted a tournament featuring international and provincial title fights.

Local fighters shone, with Blessing Shongwe claiming the junior bantamweight provincial title and Sibongumusa Ngobeni opening the night with a second-round technical knockout. Other notable bouts included Xolani Mgidi and Alima Nkosi securing victories, and Zimbabwean champion Ndoda Ncube winning a majority decision before being hospitalised post-fight.

Organisers praised the high level of competition and the platform provided for developing boxers.

• Read more in this week’s Middelburg Observer.

Blessing Shongwe, the nwe Mpumalanga champion! Photo: Daleen Naude.
Abram Lubisi, Xolani Mgidi, Michael Phiri (SA official), Tshepiso Mokgadi and his coach Morice Chilwamber. Photo: Daleen Naude.
Ring announcer Sipho Mashego, Sibongumusa Ngubeni, Steven Masimbyi (SA official), and Themba Mutau. Photo: Daleen Naude.
Alima Nkosi (Mpumalanga) and Katlego Olatotse (from Botswana). Photo: Daleen Naude.
Xolani Mgidi, also known as Butterfly. Photo: Daleen Naude.
Blessing Shongwe and Mthobisi Nkosi. Photo: Daleen Naude.
Ndodana Ncube celebrating after he won. Photo: Daleen Naude.
Katlego Olatotse and Alima Nkosi. Photo: Daleen Naude.
Lunga Stimela and Ndodana (Ndoda) Ncube. Photo: Daleen Naude.
Blessing Shongwe after he won. Photo: Daleen Naude.
Xolani Mgidi. Photo: Daleen Naude.
Tshepiso Mokgadi and Nikolai Swart. Photo: Daleen Naude.
Themba Mutau and Sibongumusa Ngubeni with Steven Masimbyi (SA official) in the bakcground.
Mthobisi Nkosi and Blessing Shongwe. Photo: Daleen Naude.
Blessing Shongwe and Mthobisi Nkosi. Photo: Daleen Naude.
Xolani Mgidi and Tshepiso Mokgadi.

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Daleen Naudé is the news editor of the Middelburg Observer, Observer Daller and the Observer Express.
In 2024, she was named FCJ Journalist of the Year for the second time, and has won numerous other accolades during her illustrious 36-year career.
As an industry leader in investigative reporting, Daleen has uncovered various hidden truths in her time at the Observer.



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