‘MAVIKANE’, ‘MTHIMBAWAWA’ IN BOXING DAY FIGHT AT NOON

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.

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