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Ngqabutho Moyo Sports Reporter
BULAWAYO Amateur Boxing Association is holding a boxing tournament tomorrow at Manor Hotel. The bill promises fireworks after a series of successful events that have been held at the venue since the beginning of the year. The tournament has attracted more than 30 bouts featuring pugilists from all the provinces in the country.

Veteran trainer Philip “Striker” Ndlovu said that before the boxing tournament they are going to have a meeting of boxing association representatives from all the provinces discussing the preparations for the upcoming Region Five Under-20 Youth Games in December.
Ndlovu invited boxing fans to come in numbers to support the pugilists.

“All is set for the BABA boxing tournament.  We hope that after hosting successful tournaments before, our fans will continue to show support by coming in numbers,” he said.

Ndlovu said all Bulawayo clubs would be represented while most boxing associations from other provinces have also confirmed participation.
“All Bulawayo clubs will be there as well as pugilists from most of the provinces in the country,” said Ndlovu.

“We’re expecting interesting bouts from the girls category as well. The city has very talented female pugilists, some who did very well in the recent National Youth Games in Masvingo,” said Ndlovu.

Boxers from Bulawayo clubs Nketa, Nkulumane, Tshaka, Lobengula, Luveve’s Percy, HQ One Brigade, Young Arts and Bulawayo West will battle it out in different weight divisions.

Lobengula have Denzel Mpofu and Wisemen Tshuma, Nketa have the Masiyambumbi brothers Samson and Brighton while HQ One Brigade have Casper Mnkandla heading their squad.

Percy Boxing Club will pin their hopes on Zimbabwe National Youth Games gold medallists Thenjiwe Folom, Nyasha Nyongwe, Princess Msipha, Meldar Shoko and Estabel Ncube..

Ndlovu is pinning his hopes on Andile Ncube who also scooped gold at the National Youth Games.
He said that they were looking to develop boxing in the country by frequently hosting tournaments at the same time preparing their boxers for the Region Five Games.

“We’re trying to develop boxing in our country and at the same time preparing some of our boxers who were selected to represent the country in the forth coming Region Five Games,” he said.