Boxers, who were going to fight in the cancelled TLB Boxing Promotions tournament, are going to get their full purses as per their fight contracts, Boxing South Africa (BSA) announced on Saturday morning.
The tournament, which was going to be headlined by a vacant South African junior-welterweight title fight between Aphiwe Boyiya and Sibusiso Zingange at the Sun City Superbowl in Rustenburg on Saturday evening, collapsed after TLB Boxing Promotions’ partners pulled out at the eleventh hour.
“Boxing South Africa (BSA) has learned with profound disappointment of the last-minute collapse of the boxing tournament promoted by TLB Promotions, which was scheduled to take place on Saturday, 20 September 2025, at the Sun City Superbowl,” a BSA statement said.
“The tournament, which was to be headlined by the bout between Aphiwe Mboyiya and Sibusiso Zingange, was officially cancelled by the promoter, Ms Joyce Kungwane, in the evening of Friday, 19 September 2025 around 21h00.”
The BSA statement added that the last minute cancellation of the tournament was deeply regrettable, given that TLB Boxing Promotions boss Joyce Kungwane had met all pre-weigh compliance measures. Only the logistical details in relation to participants’ travel, accomodation and subsistence were pending.
“In her explanation, the promoter has attributed her decision to her inability to meet some last minutes proposals from her sponsor, which included among others a suggestion for the tournament date to be moved from Saturday, 20 September to Tuesday 23 September 2025,” the BSA statement further said.
“As Boxing South Africa, our primary mandate remains to protect and promote the rights and welfare of all boxers and participants. In line with this commitment, we will leave no stone unturned to cushion the blow of this devastating development on our affected licensees and stakeholders.”
The statement concluded: “Among interventions we’ll pursue, is to ensure that all our boxers purse money are paid in full as per the contracts they signed with the promoter. All fans who bought tickets for the show will also be refunded in full.
“Boxing South Africa sincerely apologises to first and foremost our boxers, boxing public, fans, sponsors and all stakeholders for the disappointment and inconvenience caused by this cancellation. We share in your frustration and once more assure you that we’ll ensure that all those who’ve plunged our noble sport in this regrettable eventuality are held to full accountability.”
