Durban to host Boxing Awards
In keeping with the theme - Boxing is Back - Boxing South Africa brings back the South African Boxing Awards on 27 January 2017 at the Durban International Convention Centre.
The event will be graced by an exhibition bout between Vuyo “Kumkani Gaddaffi” Dabula and Gabriel “Azwindini Vafhuwi” Temudzani.
Since June 2015 then there have been 14 monthly boxing tournaments under the theme Boxing is Back which were televised on the TKO programme on SABC 2 on Friday evenings putting boxing back on a firm path towards growth. The consistent televised Boxing Is Back tournaments represent over 500 rounds of televised boxing showcasing over 190 boxers.
Boxing is back on television through The TKO programme on SABC 2. Boxing is also back on a consistent and firm path of growth through the monthly Boxing Is Back tournaments. So on the same wavelength of bringing boxing back, it is time to bring back a structured programme to recognize and reward outstanding excellence in the sport through the South African Boxing Awards 2017. This after an 8-year long absence of the awards which were last held in 2009 at Carnival City in Gauteng.
The evening is set to be a memorable and captivating affair and the creative concept will stand on the three pillars - The Podium, The Ring; and The Ramp. The actual awards ceremony will represent the notion of The Podium. The boxers and other nominees will also model some fashion from Durban designers, hence the notion of The Ramp. The Ring will belong to; among others, popular actors Vuyo Dabula who plays Gadaffi or Kumkani on SABC 1’s soapy Generations: The Legacy and Gabriel Temudzani who plays Azwindini Mukwevho or Vafhuwi on the popular SABC 2 soapy Muvhango. The two will battle it out in an exhibition bout. Vuyo Dabula wanting to continue the merciless gangster persona he portrays on Generations: The Legacy while Gabriel Temudzani says he was a multiple Musangwe champion back in his village. Musangwe is a traditional Venda bare knuckle boxing. This idea of this three-pillar creative concept is to introduce a new and captivating brand of sportstainment that will bring boxing to the attention of new audiences.
Nominees:
Female Boxer of the Year:
Bukiwe Nonina
Leighandre Jeggels
Sharodine Fortuin
Male Boxer of the Year:
Xolisani Ndongeni
Simphiwe Konco
Zolani Tete
Female Fight of the Year:
Noni Tenge v Szilvia Szanbnos
Gabisile Tshabalala v Unathi Myekeni
Sharodine Fortuin v Simone de Silva
Male Fight of the Year:
Simphiwe Konco v Hekkie Buddler
Azinga Fuzile v Mabuti
Sinyabi Johnny Muller v Kevin Lerena
Female Prospect of the Year:
Nthabiseng Didi
Wolmarans Hedda
Melissa Muller
Male Prospect of the Year:
Thulane Mbenge
Azinga Fuzile
Brandon Thysse
Knockout of the Year:
Lerato Dlamini v Babalo
Ncakeni Zolani Tete v Paul Buttler
Kevin Lerena v Johnny Lerena
Matchmaker of the Year:
Luyanda Kana
Reuben Rasoli
Ephraim Simba
Since June 2015 then there have been 14 monthly boxing tournaments under the theme Boxing is Back which were televised on the TKO programme on SABC 2 on Friday evenings putting boxing back on a firm path towards growth. The consistent televised Boxing Is Back tournaments represent over 500 rounds of televised boxing showcasing over 190 boxers.
Boxing is back on television through The TKO programme on SABC 2. Boxing is also back on a consistent and firm path of growth through the monthly Boxing Is Back tournaments. So on the same wavelength of bringing boxing back, it is time to bring back a structured programme to recognize and reward outstanding excellence in the sport through the South African Boxing Awards 2017. This after an 8-year long absence of the awards which were last held in 2009 at Carnival City in Gauteng.
The evening is set to be a memorable and captivating affair and the creative concept will stand on the three pillars - The Podium, The Ring; and The Ramp. The actual awards ceremony will represent the notion of The Podium. The boxers and other nominees will also model some fashion from Durban designers, hence the notion of The Ramp. The Ring will belong to; among others, popular actors Vuyo Dabula who plays Gadaffi or Kumkani on SABC 1’s soapy Generations: The Legacy and Gabriel Temudzani who plays Azwindini Mukwevho or Vafhuwi on the popular SABC 2 soapy Muvhango. The two will battle it out in an exhibition bout. Vuyo Dabula wanting to continue the merciless gangster persona he portrays on Generations: The Legacy while Gabriel Temudzani says he was a multiple Musangwe champion back in his village. Musangwe is a traditional Venda bare knuckle boxing. This idea of this three-pillar creative concept is to introduce a new and captivating brand of sportstainment that will bring boxing to the attention of new audiences.
Nominees:
Female Boxer of the Year:
Bukiwe Nonina
Leighandre Jeggels
Sharodine Fortuin
Male Boxer of the Year:
Xolisani Ndongeni
Simphiwe Konco
Zolani Tete
Female Fight of the Year:
Noni Tenge v Szilvia Szanbnos
Gabisile Tshabalala v Unathi Myekeni
Sharodine Fortuin v Simone de Silva
Male Fight of the Year:
Simphiwe Konco v Hekkie Buddler
Azinga Fuzile v Mabuti
Sinyabi Johnny Muller v Kevin Lerena
Female Prospect of the Year:
Nthabiseng Didi
Wolmarans Hedda
Melissa Muller
Male Prospect of the Year:
Thulane Mbenge
Azinga Fuzile
Brandon Thysse
Knockout of the Year:
Lerato Dlamini v Babalo
Ncakeni Zolani Tete v Paul Buttler
Kevin Lerena v Johnny Lerena
Matchmaker of the Year:
Luyanda Kana
Reuben Rasoli
Ephraim Simba
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