Ness, Mthembu headline Prospects at the Palace
SA welterweight champion Shaun Ness will defend his title in a 12-round slobber-knocker against Ayanda Mthembu at Golden Gloves’ Prospects at the Palace this Sunday (July 24) at Emperors Palace.
The exciting card, which will see a junior middleweight clash between Sterling Shaw and John Bopane kick-start it from 2.30pm at the convention centre, will be preceded by a two-hour lunch session at the Palace’s galleria.
In announcing the latest fight card for Prospects at the Palace, Golden Gloves has stuck true to its time-honoured template of putting together fights featuring young, hungry talent.
Also featured on the card are Deejay Kriel and Joshua Studdard, who will be out to impress in their respective fights following recent losses.
Kriel will raise the curtain for Ness-Mthembu against Mthobisi Nkosi in their minimum flyweight clash while Studdard will face Morapedi Khotla.
Upsets are standard at these events, too, so don’t discount the so-called B-siders, who invariably give their all with the aim of catching the eye of Golden Gloves boss Rodney Berman and his staff.
Eight fights in total guarantee back-to-back action featuring some of the best prospects in the local game.
Full fight card:
Main bout: Bout 8 – SA Welterweight Title over 12 rounds: Shaun Ness vs Ayanda Mthembu
Bout 7 – Minimum Flyweight eight rounds: Deejay Kriel vs Mthobisi Nkosi
Bout 6 – Welterweight six rounds: Thulani Mbenge vs Zenzile Mtanze
Bout 5 – Bantamweight six rounds: Joshua Studdard vs Morapedi Khotle
Bout 4 – Jnr Featherweight six rounds: Laduma Lamati vs Koos Matshiye
Bout 3 – Jnr Lightweight four rounds: Lucky Mongebane vs Caiphis Thomas
Bout 2 – Light-heavyweight four rounds: Chaz Wasserman vs Fiston Kabamba
Bout 1 – Jnr Middleweight four rounds: Sterling Shaw vs John Bopape – @SabeloBoksburg
