The sixteenth instalment of the ESPN Africa Boxing series will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday April 21, and two title fights will feature at this month’s event, as well as the comeback of prodigy Mzuvukile Magwaca.
Cowin Ray (champion) will take on Andile Mntungwa (challenger) in the SA Super Middleweight Title fight, while Bangile Nyangani (champion) and Loyiso Ngantweni (challenger) will compete for the SA Mini Flyweight Title.
Magwaca will make his return to the ring in an undercard fight. The boxer who is nicknamed “Old Bones” was the IBF Inter-Continental Bantamweight Champion at the highpoint in his career, when he was shot in a robbery in his home in 2018.
Having started boxing as a child, he made his professional debut in 2009 and racked up a record of 23 fights, 20 wins, no losses and 3 draws. After many years, much rehabilitation, therapy, training, and support from the Cape Town boxing community, Magwaca now plans to make a comeback.
The action starts at 19:00 (CAT) on ESPN (DStv 218, Starsat 248), SABC Sport and selected international broadcasters including ESPN across Latin America, as well as a highlights package in TKO (SABC 2, Fridays at 21:30).
MAIN EVENT
Main event: SA Super Middleweight Title – 12 rounds
Cowin Ray (Champion) v Andile Mntungwa (Challenger)
Co-main event: SA Mini Flyweight Title – 12 rounds
Bangile Nyangani v Loyiso Ngantweni
Jnr Welterweight – 6 rounds
Nthethelelo Nkosi v Kalela Kudumbu
Welterweight – 6 rounds
Kagiso Bagwasi (BOT) v Simphiwe Ntombela
Junior Featherweight – 6 rounds
Mzuvukile Magwaca v Sanele Maduna
Lightweight – 8 rounds
Kutlwano Ogaketse (BOT) v Kabelo Bikitsha
UNDER CARD
Jnr Featherweight – 4 rounds
Lukholo Mabece v Papish Baloyi
Middleweight – 4 rounds
Donjuan van Heerden v Lumpugu Matoka
Female Lightweight – 6 Rounds
Raider Muleba v Aratwa Kasemang (BOT)
Featuring a diverse range of the continent’s boxing talent, the ESPN Africa Boxing events that take place on the last (or second last) Thursday of every month, are televised to an audience of up to 60 million homes across Africa and Latin America.
How to tune in:
ESPN: DStv 218, Starsat 248
SABC Sport
• All times are stated in CAT / SAST.
• Schedule subject to change