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IBO world champions Kevin Lerena and Tulani Mbenge face off in boxing awards

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Azinga Fuzile is also in the running‚ alongside Roland Malindi and Yanga Sigqibo. David_Isaacson

The nominees were announced on Monday by Boxing SA at Uncle Tom’s hall in Soweto‚ once a furnace of black boxing during apartheid.

Lerena and Mbenge are among five nominees for the male boxer of the year‚ the winner being named at the Boxing Awards ceremony at the Sandton Convention Centre on May 17.Notable omissions were Hekkie Budler and Moruti Mthalane.The others are male prospect and trainer of the year. There’s a battle royale for trainer‚ with the nominees being Shaun Smith‚ Colin Nathan‚ Alan Toweel‚ Lionel Hunter and Emil Bryce.

The winners of the male and female boxers‚ prospects and fights of the year‚ as well as Knockout of the year will receive R15‚000.

 

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