Times Of Swaziland: ‘MAVIKANE’, ‘MTHIMBAWAWA’ IN BOXING DAY FIGHT AT NOON

‘MAVIKANE’, ‘MTHIMBAWAWA’ IN BOXING DAY FIGHT AT NOON
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BY PHOLSILE HLOPHE on 23/12/2021 09:53:00


MBABANE – It’s a celebrity exchange of blows not worth missing.
Now this is a typical Boxing Day that will be marked by an exchange of blows,
upper-cuts, jabs, hooks and knockouts or even throwing in of the white towel as
socialite, Themba ‘Mthimbawawa’ Qaba and Athletics Eswatini (AE) Public
Relations Officer (PRO) Victor ‘Mavikane’ Dlamini trade leather on the
canvas. The celebrity match featuring these humorous and most influential icons
in the entertainment and sports industry is scheduled for the Tums Water World,
which will play host to the final boxing tournament of 2021. The event was
organised by the Eswatini Boxing Association (EBA) and will feature amateur
boxers from various local boxing clubs.
Bouts start at noon until 2pm and boxers will face off in three rounds of three
minutes in the ring. Celebrity boxing matches are a hit nowadays, drawing a huge
market beyond sports. In a rematch interview the pair vowed to knock each other
out on the day and invited people to come in numbers to witness this fascinating
match.
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Dlamini declared his love for boxing since childhood dating back to the days of
international boxing legends in Mohammed Ali and assured Qaba would see grey and
sparkles. “They don’t call me ‘Mavikane’ for nothing. On the 26th, I
will be there and I will knock ‘Mthimbawawa’ out. I will roof him. People
must come and witness high profile boxing,” Dlamini said. Oozing with
confidence and composure, the younger comic opponent said he was ready to prey
on Dlamini in search of the victory that would go down in history books. “Wola
bafethu. It’s going down on Boxing Day at the Tums Water World. Mavikane, let
me tell you that you are in trouble. I will knock you out, so everybody must
come and watch ‘Mthimbawawa’ in the ring. See you there,” Qabe said.
The last celebrity match was between former senate Ngomuyayona Gamedze and a
South African challenger in the early 90’s. This match was advertised and
aired on radio by the late Eswatini Broadcasting and Information Service (EBIS)
presenter Sigayoyo Magongo and was staged at the Ezulwini Convention Centre.
Noteworthy was that the rules of the game were not followed as Gamedze
reportedly started unleashing killer punches on the opponent before the referee
signaled the resumption of their bout.