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Judy Jesoro Rotich

South African Boxer Wonderboy Mahlangu To Defend Junior Featherweight Title Against Luthando Mbumbulwana

(L-R) Akhil Kumar of India and Bongani Mahlangu of South Africa exchange blows in their Bantamweight Quarterfinal Bout at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games in Australia. Mahlangu will defend his junior featherweight title when he meets Luthando Mbumbulwana in Midrand, SA this weekend. ROSS LAND/GETTY IMAGES.

MIDRAND, South Africa — South African Boxer Bongani (“Wonderboy”) Mahlangu will fight to defend his junior featherweight title when he meets 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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