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South African Boxer ‘Wonderboy’ Mahlangu Defends Junior Featherweight Title

“Wonderboy” Bongani Mahlangu celebrates after claiming the WBO International junior featherweight belt. Mahlangu defended his title by beating Luthando Mbumbulwana on Saturday September 30 in South Africa. STEPHANIE LLOYD.

MIDRAND, South Africa — South African Boxer Bongani (“Wonderboy”) Mahlangu defended his junior featherweight title when he met his fellow country mate Luthando Mbumbulwana on Saturday September 30 at Vodaworld in Midrand, South Africa. The Wonderboy made his first pro debut in 2006 and won the South African junior featherweight title, when he stopped Sivivwe Hasheni in the ninth round.

As an amateur, he participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics, with a fight against  Azerbaijan’s Rovshan Huseynov. The match ended in the first round of the lightweight division with a win for Huseynov.

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