South African boxer Phiwokuhle Mnguni has made historical past by securing the nation’s first ever ladies’s boxing medal at the Commonwealth Games.
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On Thursday, Mnguni beat Sajeewani Coorey Muthuthanthri of Sri Lanka within the quarter-finals of their featherweight bout.
Born in Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal, Mnguni dominated the struggle earlier than successful it by stoppage within the third spherical.
As a consequence, Mnguni certified for the semi-finals the place she is assured to make the rostrum though the color of the medal can be decided after her subsequent struggle.
However, in boxing, the shedding semi-finalists are awarded bronze, that means Mnguni heads into her subsequent bout assured of a medal.
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And this would be the first time within the historical past of South African boxing {that a} girl boxer takes the rostrum at the Commonwealth Games.
MNGUNI NOT THE ONLY SA BOXER TO TAKE THE PODIUM AT THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Mnguni will NOT be the one South African boxer taking to the rostrum at this yr’s Commonwealth Games.
Simnikiwe Bongco is one other SA-born boxer who will make the rostrum after the successful his middleweight quarter-final struggle on Tuesday.
Like Mnguni, the East London-born boxer will know the color of the medal he’ll get after his subsequent struggle.
Interestingly, Bongco turned the first boxer to win South Africa its first boxing medal in eight years at the Commonwealth Games.
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