Upset as EMG becomes boxing nationals champs
Monday, November 20, 2023 | 50 Views |
![Keamogetse Kenosi throws a punch at Kutlwano Sekhutlo during the 2023 Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) elite championship PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE](https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.mmegi.bw/mmegi/uploads/images/2023/11/20/93029.jpg&w=800&q=72&f=jpg&t=1)
Keamogetse Kenosi throws a punch at Kutlwano Sekhutlo during the 2023 Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) elite championship PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
However, EMG had an ace up their sleeve, collecting 16 points. Diamond Boxing Club missed out on the title with a single point, collecting 15 points to finish on the second spot during the maiden BoBA appearance at the championship. The Diamond Trading Company Botswana (DTCB) Boxing Club collected 11 points to claim the third position.
Meanwhile, boxers displayed brilliant skills in different categories with Mmusi Tswiigi becoming the only boxer to win his bout by RSC (Referee Stop Contest) in the second round. Tswiigi, the Prisons Club boxing member, faced Shathiso Makhani of Diamond Boxing Club in the light middle contest (71kg).
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