Linda Ximba
Ngemuva kokuvikela isicoco sakhe sakuleli se-bantamweight ngempumelelo, uRonald Malindi useyakwazi ukufeza iphupho lakhe lokuba netekisi.
Phambilini uMalindi utshele i-Scrolla.Africa ngephupho lakhe lokuthi ngelinye ilanga ufuna ukuba netekisi azoqhuba ngalo ibhizinisi lakhe.
Kodwa-ke, ubezokwenza imali eyanele yokuthenga imoto ngokuphumelela ekuvikeleni isicoco sakhe.
UMalindi udlale kahle kakhulu emizuliswaneni engu-12 ebhekene noRofhiwa Nemushungwa okleliswe endaweni ephezulu e-Steve Tshwete Banquet Hall e-Middelburg, eMpumalanga ngempelasonto.
Amajaji uBen Ncapai kanye noSiya Mani banike uMalindi u-115-114 kanye no-117-115, ngesikhathi ijaji uSimon Mokadi enikeza uNemushungwa u-115-114.
Ngemuva kwempi lo mpetha uthe: “Imali yami yesikhwama ingaphezu kuka-R150 000 ngoba bekungokwesine ngivikela lesi sicoco. Kade ngaqala ukubeka imali. Ngale mali ngihlose ukwenza izinhlelo nebhange ukuze ngibone ukuthi ngifanelekile yini ukuthenga itekisi lami le-Quantum.
“Ngiyajabula ukuthi ngiwinile kodwa bekungelula,” kusho uMalindi.
“Ngisola ukugqwala kweringi okwenze ukuthi ngingadlali kahle. Loya mlisa ukhombisile ukuthi ufuna ukungiphuca isicoco kodwa bengingeke ngimvumele ngoba bengizibekele ukuwina.”
Kwezinye izimpi ebezihlelwe i-Joy4Joy Promotions, uThato Bonokoane uvikele isicoco sakhe se-WBF International junior featherweight ngokuhlula uJhaleel Payao wase-Philipines emzuliswaneni wokugcina.
Ukuqhudelana ekhaya akuzange kuyisize intombazane yakuleli uMatshidiso Mokebisi obebhekene noKatie Healy wase-Wolverhampton, eNgilandi owine amaphuzu ahlukene emqhudelwaneni wabo we-WBF junior featherweight.