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Bragging rights and the vacant World
Boxing Federation (WBF) All Africa
Lightweight title will be on the
line, when local fighters Simiso
Buthelezi and Siphesihle Mntungwa
collide on June 5 at the Greyville
Convention Centre in Durban, South
Africa.
Both are from the KwaZulu-Natal
province, so support will likely be
more or less evenly divided on the
night, when Starline Promotions
stage a big championship
triple-header.
For undefeated Buthelezi, 4-0 (2),
it will be his first opportunity to
win a title in the professionals,
but Mntungwa, 6-1-2 (3), is having
his second go at the WBF All Africa
belt.
Last March he battled to a draw
against Malawian Romeo Makwakwa in
Pietermaritzburg, leaving the title
vacant. He plans to do one better on
June 5, and leave the venue as
champion.
Besides Buthelezi vs. Mntungwa for
the WBA All Africa Lightweight
title, two South African
championship fights will be on the
card, besides a well-matched
undercard.
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