BOXING SA Eastern Cape manager Phakamile Jacobs has issued a strong warning to female boxers fighting in an all-women tournament in Mdantsane tomorrow to bring authentic results of their pregnancy tests or face being kicked out of the show.
Jacobs’ warning comes in the wake of Limpopo boxer Lizbeth Sebaka who tested positive for pregnancy at the final weigh-in of her SA flyweight title fight at the same venue in August last year.
Sebaka tried to dupe Jacobs by submitting a falsified pregnancy test result. “Her results were handwritten and that raised my suspicion that something was wrong there,” Jacobs said.
Sebaka was eventually kicked out of the tournament and stripped of her SA crown.
With the all-women tournament, presented by Mamali Promotions, becoming the first to feature four national titles for women, Jacobs said he expected foul play from the 10 women who will be in action at the Mdantsane Indoor Centre.
The show will be topped by golden girl Noni Tenge taking on reigning junior-middleweight champion Esther Mashiya in a non-title clash.
Six of the local lasses seem to have heeded Jacobs’ warning by testing negative in their pregnancy tests at Tuesday’s premedical.
But with four fighters having undergone their premedical in their respective regions, there is concern that some might fail the tests.
They will have to prove themselves at tomorrow’s weigh-in if they are cleared to fight.
Jacobs said he had warned all fighters not to try “to trick me” by submitting false reports.
“It will not help them because I will detect foul play,” he said.
Sebaka’s title will be up for grabs when Mdantsane’s Nozwelethu Mathonsi defends it against Siphosethu Nxazonke from Phumlani.
Mathonsi won the vacant crown when she beat Noxolo Makhanavu in September.
Women on the ropes
Jacobs’ warning comes in the wake of Limpopo boxer Lizbeth Sebaka who tested positive for pregnancy at the final weigh-in of her SA flyweight title fight at the same venue in August last year.
Sebaka tried to dupe Jacobs by submitting a falsified pregnancy test result. “Her results were handwritten and that raised my suspicion that something was wrong there,” Jacobs said.
Sebaka was eventually kicked out of the tournament and stripped of her SA crown.
With the all-women tournament, presented by Mamali Promotions, becoming the first to feature four national titles for women, Jacobs said he expected foul play from the 10 women who will be in action at the Mdantsane Indoor Centre.
The show will be topped by golden girl Noni Tenge taking on reigning junior-middleweight champion Esther Mashiya in a non-title clash.
Six of the local lasses seem to have heeded Jacobs’ warning by testing negative in their pregnancy tests at Tuesday’s premedical.
But with four fighters having undergone their premedical in their respective regions, there is concern that some might fail the tests.
They will have to prove themselves at tomorrow’s weigh-in if they are cleared to fight.
Jacobs said he had warned all fighters not to try “to trick me” by submitting false reports.
“It will not help them because I will detect foul play,” he said.
Sebaka’s title will be up for grabs when Mdantsane’s Nozwelethu Mathonsi defends it against Siphosethu Nxazonke from Phumlani.
Mathonsi won the vacant crown when she beat Noxolo Makhanavu in September.
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