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Kube ubusuku obunzima kubashayisibhakela ababili uBathabile Ziqubu noRevai Madondo abakade bebanga isicoco se-World Boxing Federation Africa female junior-bantamweight e-Gqeberha ngeSonto.
Indawo ebizwa nge-Well Estate Multipurpose Centre ebigcwele phama abalandeli bezimbangi ezimbili ebeziqhuthana, kodwa uZiqubu ukwazile ukuphuma phambili ngesinqumo seningi.
Ezinyangeni ezimbili ezedlule uZiqubu ubhekane nompetha owahlula uThema Zuma waseThekwini ngesikhathi ehluleka ukuthatha isicoco se-SA junior bantamweight e-Vryheid.
Kodwa ubuye ngamandla futhi ezimisele ukuvala leso sikhala ebesivulekile. Kuyo yonke le mpi, uZiqubu ubelokhu ekhombisa ukuzimisela futhi eshesha kakhulu okwenze uMadondo wavaleleka ekhoneni.
Naphezu kobude bakhe, uMadondo wase-Zimbabwe uhlulekile ukuzibamba zishisa wavumela uZiqubu ukuthi athole amaphuzu ngamashodi akhe.
Imizamo kaZiqubu ibe nezithelo njengoba egoduke nesicoco se-WBF.
Utshele i-Scrolla.Africa ukuthi akakholwanga ngesikhathi ethola ucingo oluthi likhona ithuba lokuwina isicoco se-WBF.
“Ngiyajabula ukuthi ngijabulise abaphathi bami ngaphinde ngabuya nesicoco ekhaya.”
Lokhu kunqoba kukaZiqubu kukhombisa ubufakazi bokusebenza kwakhe kanzima nokuzinikela kwakhe. Irekhodi lakhe manje linemidlalo emithathu aseyiwinile wahlulwa kabili, kanti imbangi yakhe ilahlekelwe umdlalo wesithathu yanqoba emihlanu.
Empini enkulu, uSanele Magwaza wehlule uGrey Chimkwapulo wase-Malawi, waba ngumpetha omusha we-WBF Intercontinental junior featherweight kwisinqumo ebesinemibono eminingi.
UMagwaza (27) uphumelele ukunqoba isicoco ngemuva kokuthi uThato “Captain Charisma” Bonokoane edle isicoco somhlaba se-WBF ngasekupheleni konyaka odlule.
Impi enkulu yokusekelana yasebusuku iveze u-Owethu Rula wase-Gqeberha ehlula u-Emihle Ntunja waseMthatha wathola isicoco se-flyweight ebesingenamuntu e-Eastern Cape emdlalweni obushubile.
Lobu busuku bugcwele izindondo ezithokozisayo, kodwa ukunqoba kukaZiqubu kube yingqophamlando.
Esithombeni ngenhla: UBathabile Ziqubu ehalaliselwa nguphromotha uMbali Zantsi
Umthombo wesithombe: Sithunyelwe