Linda Ximba
Ngemuva kweminyaka emithathu ebeke izintambo phansi esibhakeleni ngenxa yokulimala endlebeni, uChristopher Buthelezi owayengumpetha we-middleweight kuleli akakaze asithole isinxephezelo esivela kwi-Boxing South Africa.
Ngokwenqubomgomo ye-Boxing SA, noma yimuphi umshayisibhakela olimale eringini unelungelo lokufuna umshwalense. Abashayisibhakela banikela ngo-1.5% oya esikhwameni somusa ophuma ezikhwameni zabo kuzo zonke izimpi abazilwayo.
Lesi sikhwama sikhokhela ukuvuselelwa komshayisibhakela othole ukulimala ngesikhathi somdlalo osemthethweni.
UButhelezi ozinze eThekwini, owagcina isibhakela ngowezi-2017, utshele i-Scrolla.Africa ukuthi walimala endlebeni yangakwesokudla ngesikhathi elwa noNkhaphathe Mpambanyeni eMlazi ngowezi-2010.
“Sasibanga isicoco sikazwelonke esingenamuntu kanti ngemuva kwalokho kwatholakala ukuthi indlebe yami ilimele kabi. Kodwa ngabekezela ngoba ngangithembele esibhakeleni njengoba imisebenzi ingekho futhi nginezingane ezine nonkosikazi engibondlayo,” kusho uButhelezi.
UButhelezi wengeze ngokuthi: “Ngakho-ke kusukela ngowezi-2010 kuya kowezi-2017 bengilokhu ngilwa, kodwa ngibe ngizwa ubuhlungu. Futhi ngenkathi ngiya ku-BSA ukuyobuza ngesicelo somshwalense kwazise babevame ukukhipha amaphesenti athile emalini yami yesikhwama, angizange ngithole njabulo njengoba bengithunyelwa kubantu abahlukene. Indlebe yami namanje ayisebenzi kahle ngenxa yalokho kushaywa”.
Lo mshayisibhakela oneminyaka engama-46 manje osiza abagqugquzeli baKwaZulu-Natali ekuhlanganiseni imiqhudelwano, uthathe umhlalaphansi njengoba engazange alahlekelwe isicoco sakhe futhi uziqhayisa ngezimpi ezingaphezu kwezingama-40.
Imenenja yakwa-BSA KZN uMike Dube weluleke uButhelezi ukuba aye emahhovisi abo awanikeze incwadi kadokotela eqinisekisayo ukuthi ulimele.
UDube unxuse abanye abashayisibhakela baseKZN abafuna usizo ukuthi baye emahhovisi abo.
Khonamanjalo, uButhelezi weseke u-Ayanda Mthembu ukuthi anqobe isicoco se-SA middleweight okwamanje esiphethwe nguNkululeko “Bulldog” Buthelezi. Laba bobabili kulindeleke ukuthi bancintisane eThekwini ngenyanga ezayo.
“Inhliziyo yami inoMthembu ngoba besijwayele ukuzilolonga e-Ludonga Boxing Gym. Ubhekene noMhlongo oyimbangi elwayo futhi eyingozi, kodwa uma ewunqoba lo mdlalo abe ngumpetha, unethuba lokudala ukucasuka,” kusho owayengumpetha osethathe umhlalaphansi.