Times Of Swaziland: FOX SPORTS AFRICA BOXING  SET FOR ROYAL SWAZI SPA

FOX SPORTS AFRICA BOXING  SET FOR ROYAL SWAZI SPA
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BY IQBAL KHAN on 10/10/2018 07:30:00


JOHANNESBURG - For fight fans in the Kingdom of Eswatini, there’s going to be
a block-buster end-of-the-year professional tournament as Fox Sports Africa
Boxing has lined-up a super six-fight show at the Royal Swazi Spa on November 2.
There’s a clash of two well-groomed heavyweights – Justice Siliga and fellow
South African, Flo Simba, who has a record of 14 wins and five losses – for
the vacant WBA Pan Africa heavyweight title over 12 rounds. Then there’s a
defence of the WBA super-featherweight crown, held by Sikho Nqothole, and he
takes on Sabelo Ngebinyane over 12 rounds.
Added to this there are four other fights on the undercard, making it 44 rounds
of non-stop action for the night.
“You cannot get better than this to end the year,” said Barry Lambert,
senior advisor for Fox Sports in Africa and promoter of Fox Sports Africa
Boxing. “We have carefully stitched together every little piece to make the
November 2 tournament a ‘night to remember’ for the local fight fans.
“The heavyweight clash will be the one to really look forward to but don’t
ignore the Nqothole-Ngebinyane 12-rounder. That will be a ‘cracker’ as
Nqothole is an explosive super-featherweight will loads of talent.”
Nqothole, who is unbeaten in 11 professional fights and who was born in Umtata,
is South Africa’s most exciting super-featherweights. And since arriving at
his gymnasium in Johannesburg in March 2017, manager-trainer Alan Toweel has
pushed the youngster all the way to the top. He is ranked No 4 in South Africa
and his opponent Ngebinyane is the national No 3.