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Sibusio “Prince” Dlomo, the 100-1 dark horse, produced Boxing SA’s surprise of the year at the Klipspruit Sports Center in Pimville, Soweto, when he dropped favorite Xolisani “Nomeva” Ndongeni 22-10 in the fifth round of his eight. . Junior welterweight fight scheduled round on Saturday.
Some experts labeled the event a mismatch and that the Boxing SA sanctioning committee should not have given the go-ahead. His concerns were based on the fact that Dlomo, 32, has not even won a provincial title in a nine-year career. Dlomo entered the fray with an unimpressive record of 11 losses, 10 wins and a draw, while Ndongeni has won two SA titles in two weight divisions, as well as the IBO and WBD belts.
Ndongeni had a single loss to Devin Haney (now WBC champion) in the United States against 26 wins. But Dlomo turned him around and gave him his first loss in a local ring. What made it even worse was that Dlomo did it with style, a clean KO, which was Ndongeni’s first. A well-executed left hook to the jaw lifted Ndongeni off the ground before his stiff body bounced off the canvas where he was counted.
Charity Mukondeleli, who led Dlomo into battle, said: “I said it a long time ago that Ndongeni should not underestimate Prince because he is not a quality fighter. I wasn’t surprised by what happened because our plan was to watch him and make him make a mistake and punish him.
Dlomo said: “I slept well after knocking out Ndongeni. I dreamed that I was flying. Ndongeni said bad things about me and I went in there with one thing on my mind: that I must kill him or he will kill me. “
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