Thabang “The hunk” Mashoai (23) from White City,KwaThema, is one of the members of Geo-maroon boxing club.
The club practices at the KwaThema Boxing club in Riba Street, KwaThema.
As a former cricket and soccer player, Thabang said when he decided to change his life after loosing direction and engaging in harmful behavior, boxing was an obvious choice, as it allows him to be aggressive.
He says from his three fights, he has won two, one by a knock out.
Thabang says not a lot of fights are available for them, so he has to push himself and trains three times a week, to be prepared for an upcoming tournament.
All the hard work is to prepare him for his aim of fighting in the bantum weight, which is 53kg.
His training sessions at the club are focused on improving his strength, fitness and power, which will help him become an “aggressive fighter”, he said.
Thabang says he enjoys fighting against more experienced players.
The aspirant youngster says he values the sparring lessons (soft contact) he receives from Mxolisi “Mayweather” Nombewu as it teaches him a lot of skills.
