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BRYANSTON – Local professional boxer is ready for a WBA Pan Africa Championship fight.
Professional boxer Sikho ‘Sequence’ Nqothole (23) has six knockout wins and no losses in his nine-fight record, but he is not leaving anything to chance ahead of another championship fight.
The Bryanston resident plans to fight for the 52kg junior bantamweight title at the World Boxing Association Pan Africa Championship Fight on 27 June.
The fight has the 2016 All-Africa Games gold medalist training at Bryanston Fight Club, as well as Alan Toweel Boxing Gym in Linden (his home club), for more than an hour every day.
The location of the fight has not been confirmed yet.
This on top of the 10km runs he does at 5am every morning.
Nqothole will fight Sunday Kiwale (33), a Tanzanian 10 years older than Nqothole, who has a record of 13 wins and four draws in 26 professional fights.
The fact that Nqothole aims to win goes without saying. “I have more than 40 medals,” he said, without arrogance in his tone.
“Only a handful are bronze or silver, most are gold.”
Nqothole started boxing 15 years ago when his brother convinced him to try, and initially, he didn’t enjoy it.
“I kept dodging training but was told I have potential, so I went to my first fight and won. I then fought in a competition and lost in the semi-final. I wanted to throw my bronze medal away but my mom stopped me.”
Nqothole’s mother told him he should keep the medal because there was no way of knowing if he would win another. He still keeps the medal to remind himself how far he has come.
“Boxing has let me travel the world. I have been to England, Germany and all over Africa. My favourite boxing memory was an amateur fight. I won at the All-Africa Games in Cameroon in 2016 and almost qualified for the Rio Olympics.”
Sadly, his lack of overseas boxing experience prevented him from going to the Olympics.
His trainer and manager, Alan Toweel believes he has the ability to win the championship fight and to go much further in his professional career.
“Sikho has a high work ethic, is committed and disciplined,” Toweel said.
“He has a good jab and combinations, and a good defence.”
Details: Bryanston Fight Club 010 222 0057.
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