Sivenathi ‘Special One’ Nontshinga and Christian ‘The Bomb’ Araneta from the Philippines came face-to-face for the first time during a pre-fight medical held at the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino in Gqeberha on Wednesday.
Nontshinga and Araneta are going to face off in an International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior-flyweight elimination bout at the Boardwalk this coming Saturday.
Araneta arrived in Gqeberha together with his trainer Julius Erving Junco and Omega Sports Promotions vice-president Jerome Calatrava more than a week ago.
Meanwhile, World Boxing Organisation (WBO) junior-bantamweight champion Yanga ‘Showtime’ Sigqibo is going to face Filipino boxer Jerald Paclar on the undercard of the Nontshinga-Araneta fight.
