Times Of Swaziland: BOXING COACH TSAMBOKHULU  NOW A PROFESSIONAL CUTMAN

BOXING COACH TSAMBOKHULU  NOW A PROFESSIONAL CUTMAN
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BY NTOKOZO MAGONGO on 26/04/2018 07:35:00


MBABANE – The XXI Commonwealth Games did not only benefit athletes but even
coaches since boxing coach Samuel Tsambokhulu is now a professional cutman.
He went through the AIBA Team Cutman course during the Commonwealth Games held
in Gold Coast, Australia a fortnight ago. The International Boxing Association
(AIBA) released the results yesterday and Tsambokhulu is among those who passed
the course.
Swaziland Boxing Association (SWABA) President Pearl Dlamini confirmed yesterday
that Tsambokhulu was now the first qualified coach to be a cutman during
tournaments and they were proud of him having passed the course.
“He did well and we are happy that we now have him as a professional and he
will assist during tournaments and in the development of the sport in the
country. There were rules that were changed by IABA,” she said.
Dlamini said now they would wait for his certificate, that stands to be sent in
a couple of weeks.
Tsambokhulu travelled with Fanana ‘Tyson’ Dlamini to the games, together
with boxers Zweli Dlamini and Thabiso Dlamini. Both boxers did not disappoint
during the games as Zweli reached the quarter-final stages, while Thabiso was
knocked out in the last 16 stages, having passed the first round.
What is a cutman?
A cutman is a person responsible for preventing and treating physical damage to
a fighter during the breaks between rounds of a full contact match such as
boxing, kickboxing or a mixed martial arts bout. Cutmen typically handle
swelling, nosebleeds and lacerations.