‘Bulldog’ mauls ‘puppy’
by Bongani Magasela,
2016-02-29 05:00:00.0
DO NOT bring puppies to a dogfight, barked Nkululeko "The Bulldog" Mhlongo after viciously mauling France Ramabolu into retiring, hurt, in the 10th round of their WBF Intercontinental junior middleweight belt in Kimberley on Friday.
"I did not choose to be known as the bulldog because I wanted to scare off my opponents," said the defending champion, who also holds the South African and interim WBA Pan African titles. "I bite hard. Don’t bring puppies anywhere near me, because they are seriously going to get hurt. I had to teach him some respect because he disrespected me weeks before the fight by calling me a clown."
Mhlongo thrilled the Northern Cape fans with his quirky style of hiding his right hand behind his back and fighting with only his left hand.
In the main supporting bout, Koos Sibiya and Ashley Dlamini fought like their lives depended on winning the vacant WBF All Africa junior lightweight title that was at stake.
Dlamini was the aggressor, while Sibiya fought from side to side, smartly extricating himself from any potential danger. Sibiya landed the cleaner and more effective blows. There was no knockdown. Scores were 119-111; 117-110 and 119-109 all in favour of the Bernie Pailman-trained Sibiya.
A trip-hammer right hand from Matshidiso Mokebisi to the head of Nathaline Bania sent the Ugandan fighter into a state of stupor in the ninth round. But Bania avoided going down by holding on to the ropes.
Referee Sylvia Mokaila cautioned her, then ordered the bout to continue. But Bania was in no condition to continue and Mokaila stopped the proceedings, handing Mokebisi the WBF International bantamweight belt.
At Kibler Park Recreation Centre, south of Johannesburg, Ntuthuko Memela stopped Phillip Ndou in the 10th round for the IBF Continental Africa welterweight title, while Anton Nel retained his South African heavyweight title with a first-round knockout of Sithembile August in Boksburg on Thursday.
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DO NOT bring puppies to a dogfight, barked Nkululeko "The Bulldog" Mhlongo after viciously mauling France Ramabolu into retiring, hurt, in the 10th round of their WBF Intercontinental junior middleweight belt in Kimberley on Friday.
"I did not choose to be known as the bulldog because I wanted to scare off my opponents," said the defending champion, who also holds the South African and interim WBA Pan African titles. "I bite hard. Don’t bring puppies anywhere near me, because they are seriously going to get hurt. I had to teach him some respect because he disrespected me weeks before the fight by calling me a clown."
Mhlongo thrilled the Northern Cape fans with his quirky style of hiding his right hand behind his back and fighting with only his left hand.
In the main supporting bout, Koos Sibiya and Ashley Dlamini fought like their lives depended on winning the vacant WBF All Africa junior lightweight title that was at stake.
Dlamini was the aggressor, while Sibiya fought from side to side, smartly extricating himself from any potential danger. Sibiya landed the cleaner and more effective blows. There was no knockdown. Scores were 119-111; 117-110 and 119-109 all in favour of the Bernie Pailman-trained Sibiya.
A trip-hammer right hand from Matshidiso Mokebisi to the head of Nathaline Bania sent the Ugandan fighter into a state of stupor in the ninth round. But Bania avoided going down by holding on to the ropes.
Referee Sylvia Mokaila cautioned her, then ordered the bout to continue. But Bania was in no condition to continue and Mokaila stopped the proceedings, handing Mokebisi the WBF International bantamweight belt.
At Kibler Park Recreation Centre, south of Johannesburg, Ntuthuko Memela stopped Phillip Ndou in the 10th round for the IBF Continental Africa welterweight title, while Anton Nel retained his South African heavyweight title with a first-round knockout of Sithembile August in Boksburg on Thursday.
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