As fitting as the Steve Tshwete Banquet Hall in Middelburg, Steve Tshwete Local Municipality, is going to be the venue to launch the Steve Tshwete Boxing League, Oupa Lubisi is quite happy that action will start at the province he is in charge of.
Lubisi, the Boxing South Africa (BSA) provincial manager for Mpumalanga and Limpopo, is eagerly waiting for male and female boxers to converge in Middelburg for next week’s launch.
“As a provincial manager for Mpumalanga and Limpopo, I’m very happy that the Steve Tshwete Boxing League will start at a province I’m in charge of. This is history for me. I’m the first provincial manager to host this historic event, the Steve Tshwete Boxing League,” Lubisi said.
“The whole Steve Tshwete Local Municipality is waiting for this event. I have received numerous calls from people saying that they support the Boxing League and are looking forward to being part of this big event.
“As a provincial manager, I’m ready as everything is set for the launch. I’m also happy that we’ve got boxers from Mpumalanga and Limpopo, who are going to take part in this event. I’m grateful to both BSA and SANABO bosses that we are finally here.”
The Boxing League honours the late Minister of Sport, Steve Tshwete, who passed away in April 2022. Minister of Sport, Gayton McKenzie, announced the Boxing League at the national boxing indaba held at the International Convention Centre (ICC), KuGompo City, in February last year.
After Middelburg, action will move to Durban with the show scheduled to be held two days before Christmas day. And it’s going to be Gauteng’s turn on Friday, 29 January 2027, with the final tournament set for KuGompo City on Saturday, 27 March.
A total of 32 male boxers across three divisions, mini-flyweight, bantamweight and super-middleweight, are going to take part in the tournament. And 16 female fighters are set to fight in the mini-flyweight and flyweight divisions.
