Yanga ‘Showtime’ Sigqibo remains in a Gauteng hospital following his loss to International Boxing Organisation (IBO) junior-bantamweight champion Ricardo Malajika at the Emperor’s Palace in Kempton Park on Friday evening.
Sigqibo was rushed to hospital after he collapsed inside the change room following his fight against Malajika.
“Golden Gloves can confirm that local boxer Yanga Sigqibo sustained an injury during his championship fight against Ricardo Malajika at Emperor’s Palace,” a Golden Gloves statement said on Saturday.
“After the contest in which he was knocked out in the 11th round, he collapsed in the change room and was immediately rushed to the Arwyp Hospital, where he received top medical care. It has since been diagnosed that Sigqibo has bleeding on the brain. While his condition is apparently not critical and he is conscious, doctors are closely monitoring him. Further updates on his situation will be provided in due course.”
This was the first time that Sigqibo from Duncan Village in East London lost a fight by a stoppage.
