Boxing South Africa (BSA) has moved with lightning speed following a public outcry after Dylan Prosser was declared a winner of the vacant South African super-middleweight title fight against Snamiso Ntuli at Makers Landing in Cape Town on Saturday.
Prosser won the fight via a split decision after judges Sipho Ndongeni and Sivuyile Ngwevela had him winning by 116-112 and 114-112 respectively with their colleague Clifford Mbelu having a 117-111 scorecard in favour of Ntuli.
“Boxing South Africa (BSA) has taken note of the public outcry and concerns raised by various boxing stakeholders regarding the outcome of the vacant super-middleweight championship bout between Dylan Prosser and Snamiso Ntuli, which took place on 18 April 2026 at Fight Island, Insane Boxing Promotions event at Makers Landing in Cape Town,” a BSA statement said on Monday afternoon.
“The contest, a gruelling 12-round battle, saw Mr Prosser declared the winner by way of a split decision. BSA acknowledges the dissatisfaction expressed by Mr Ntuli’s corner and the broader boxing community with respect to this outcome.”
The BSA statement added: “In light of these concerns and to ensure the integrity of the sport, Boxing SA wishes to confirm that the bout will be subjected to a formal review process in strict accordance with the South African Boxing Act, 2001 (Act No. 11 of 2001), the South African Boxing Regulations, 2004 as amended, and the BSA Fight Review Policy.
“An independent panel of three experienced judges, drawn from different provinces to ensure a balanced and objective assessment, will be appointed to review the footage of the entire bout against official scoring criteria. BSA will follow its prescribed regulatory procedures and the decision of the fight review panel will be final.”
BSA made it clear that ring officiating is a critical matter, which the organisation is actively working to reform.
“A Ring Officiating Technical Panel has already been appointed and will facilitate all ring officiating matters, including the on-going monitoring, training, grading and recommend consequence management of referees and judges. This forms part of BSA’s broader commitment to a “zero-tolerance” approach toward technical negligence and to eliminating below-par performance in technical officiating,” the BSA statement further said.
“Boxing SA remains dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of fairness, transparency and integrity in all matters pertaining to the sport. Further announcements regarding the outcome of the review process will be made in due course.”
