World Boxing Federation (WBF) Intercontinental Flyweight Champion Doctor Ntsele continues his quest for a world title shot, as he defends his crown on October 5 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa.
Ntsele, who boasts a professional record of 16-5-1 (11) and is a former South African national champion, will be facing compatriot Motswaki Moselesele, 12-6-1 (5), in a rematch of their October 2012 encounter which Ntsele won by TKO in round twelve.
Having won the WBF title this past April with an impressive knockout in round eight over Xola Sifama, this will be 26-year-old Ntsele’s first title defence, and it will likely not be an easy one as Moselesele gave him all he could handle before he finally found the equalizer in the last round.
Former Free State champion Moselesele has not fought since last going to war with Ntsele, a challenge for the S.A. title, but he is reportedly in magnificent shape and full of confidence that this time he will be the one leaving the ring victorious.
Ntsele’s manager, former world champion and South African boxing icon, Lehlo Ledwaba has proclaimed that, while not looking past Moselesele, after this bout he is hoping his charge will be challenging for the WBF World title, which is currently vacant.
Moselesele will have his own opinion about that, and should see this as his own opportunity to possibly get in line for a crack at world honours if he gets his revenge on October 5.
The highly anticipated grudge match will be promoted by Lebo Mahoko.
As in September, I once again ran out of gas in the 10th & 11th championship rounds of October & November with this column, but I recovered to complete them and will unleash a few more flurries to close out the 12th and final round.
In the first week of October, Hassan N’Dam won a UD over Curtis Stevens in an eliminator for the right to challenge Jermaine Taylor who defeated aging Sam Soliman to regain the IBF Middleweight title. How Taylor even earned this title shot is another story altogether, but it is all irrelevant as he is now the champion. However he will not have too much time to savor his victory as he has assault and battery charges pending against him and an upcoming court fight that may turn out to be the toughest fight of his life, just when things started to look up for him in boxing, we wish him luck.
