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TLB Promotions, headed by South
African boxing icons Dingaan
Thobela, Lehlo Ledwaba and Jan
Bergman, presented another
massive evening of professional
boxing on Saturday night, August
11, at the Soweto Docc/YMCA in
Johannesburg.
A World Boxing Federation (WBF)
triple-header billed as “Wadiba
Night of Boxing”, the show
featured two reigning South
African WBF World Champions in
title-defenses, and one fight
contesting the vacant WBF
Intercontinental Light
Welterweight championship.
Just over four months after
winning the title, unbeaten WBF
World Lightweight Champion
Xolisani Ndongeni made a
successful first defense of his
crown with a fifth round
stoppage of game but out-gunned
Tanzanian Salimu Jengo.
Ndongeni was a level above Jengo
in every department, but the
challenger gave it his best shot
despite getting countered
repeatedly. In round five the
corner of Jengo decided that
their man had been through
enough, and threw in the towel.
Nicknamed “The Wasp”, Xolisani
Ndongeni (28), also a former
undefeated IBO World Champion,
improved his impressive
professional record to 25-0
(13). 22-year-old Salimu Jengo,
a pro since 2013, drops to 10-2
(6).
WBF Womens World Bantamweight
ruler Bukiwe Nonina, now 14-4-1
(2), struggled in her second
defense, edging past WBF
International titlist Ellen
Simwaka, 7-4-2 (5), from Malawi
by close unanimous decision,
despite suffering an injury to
her left leg in the second
round.
After ten messy rounds where
both boxers held excessively,
judges Eddie Marshall and Thabo
Spampool both scored the fight
95-94 for Nonina, while Judge
Ben Ncapayi had it much wider at
100-92 for the defending
champion.
Reigning South African national
Champion Xolani Mcotheli was
very impressive in picking up
the vacant WBF Intercontinental
Light Welterweight title with a
unanimous decision over tough
South Africa-based Congolese
Clement Kamanga.
All three judges, Eddie
Marshall, Phumeza Zinakile and
Ben Ncapayi, saw the bout
116-112 for Mcotheli, who took
his record to 17-4 (12). Kamanga
did himself proud with a great
effort, but falls to 10-2 (5)
after winning his previous seven
outings.
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