Ubuyise ibhande aliphucwa yi-IBF
KUSULEKE izinyembezi kumshayisibhakela waseNingizimu Afrika, uMoruti “Babyface” Mthalane, ewina ibhande le-International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight izolo entathakusa.
UMthalane waKwaZulu-Natal, uhlule uMuhammad Waseem wasePalestine ngamaphuzu empini ebiseKuala Lampur, eMalaysia. Amajaji womathathu impi ayinikeze uMthalane ngo 114-113, 114-113 no 116-110. Impi kaMthalane noWaseem ibibhulela amazolo ebikade iphakathi kwengqwele yomhlaba uManny “Pacman” Pacquiao noLucas Matthysse waseArgentina abebebanga ibhande leWorld Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight.
UPacquiao wasePhilippines, unqobe ngomngqimuzo womlalisa phansi. Usewine izicoco zomhlaba ezingu-11 ezigabeni eziyisishiyagalombili.
UMthalane ubuyise ibhande aliphucwa yi-IBF engalivikelanga emuva kokuthi enqabe ukulwa ekhala ngemali encane ayezoyinikwa ngu-phromotha phesheya kwezilwandle. Inhliziyo yakhe ibibuhlungu isikhathi eside ngenxa yalokhu futhi ubengakufihli ukuthi uyakuncamela ukushaywa eringini kunokuphucwa ibhande ngenxa yezimo ezinjena.
Ngokuhlulwa nguMthalane, uWaseem, uphunyukwe yithuba lokuba yiqhawe ePalestine ngokuba ngumshayisibhakela wokuqala ukuwina ibhande lomhlaba emlandweni wezwe lakhe. Ngaphambi kwempi, uWaseem obeyingqwele esigabeni samaamesha, ucele imithandazo kubantu bangakubo.
Empini yangeSonto, uMthalane usebenze kanzima zibekwa ekhipha nezibhakela ezisheshayo ebeziyithola indawo emihlathini kaWaseem. Umhlokolozo wakhe ajwayele ukudla ngawo ubuyiphazamisa imicabango kaWaseem. Nokho uWaseem ukhombisile ngokuqhubeka kwempi ukuthi kungani ethole ithuba lokulwela ibhande le-IBF enezimpi eziyisishiyagalombili kuphela esibhakeleni esikhokhelayo. UMthalane ucishe wamosha wonke umsebenzi abese ewenzile evumela uWaseem ukuthi abuyele empini ngokungasheshi ukuvika uma ekade ekhiphile nokuyinto ikhona likaWaseem eliyibonile layisebenzisa. Ngomzuliswano ka-11, uWaseem umqumbe phansi uMthalane ngesibhakela sesokunxele. Nokho leli qhawe laseKZN libuye ngamandla lenza isiqiniseko sokuthi liyawuwina umzuliswano wokugcina.