With an unblemished record of eight wins and four knockouts, Kaya Mlata gets another opportunity to continue with his unbeaten record as he has lined up a clash against Ardy Katompa from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Mlata will collide with Katompa in a World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth junior-featherweight title fight at the Cabo Beach, V and A Waterfront, Cape Town, on Saturday, 25 October.
“I have been waiting for this fight for a long time. I’m ready even though it’s not going to be an easy fight. I know that he’s gonna bring the fight to me,” Mlata said.
Mlata, the current Western Cape champion, is rated third in the South African junior-featherweight division.
Originally from KwaBhaca in the Eastern Cape, the 24-year-old Mlata defeated Saul Hlungwani early last month. That win was preceded by a victory over former South African junior-bantamweight titlist Sabelo Ngebiyane in April this year.
And Mlata has, in the process, also beaten former World Boxing Organisation (WBO) bantamweight title contender Siboniso Gonya last October. – Monwabisi Jimlongo
