{"id":60470,"date":"2024-12-10T18:14:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T18:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/francistown-boxing-club-win-national-championships"},"modified":"2024-12-10T19:16:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T19:16:21","slug":"francistown-boxing-club-win-national-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/francistown-boxing-club-win-national-championships","title":{"rendered":"Francistown Boxing Club Win National Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Francistown Boxing Club (FBC) collected three golds, two silvers and two bronze medals to finish as the best club during the Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) 2024 National Championships finals on Sunday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A total of 11 clubs competed at the tournament which was held at the University of Botswana (UB) Indoor Sports Centre, with UB Boxing Club garnering three golds, one silver and one bronze medals, while Prisons Boxing Club and SSKB Boxing Club collected two golds, two silvers and one bronze medals each.<\/p>\n<p>Last season\u2019s champions Eastern Military Garrison (EMG) fared badly this time around with one gold, one silver and two bronze medals, while Diamond Trading Company Botswana (DTCB) Boxing Club came last with one silver and one bronze medals.<\/p>\n<p>The northern city club, FBC claimed a men\u2019s light middleweight (71kg) division gold medal through Shimane Kebadirile. Kebadirile defeated 1-2-5 Boxing Club boxer Shathiso Makhani 3-2 in a closely contested bout.<\/p>\n<p>FBC further clinched two gold medals in the women\u2019s category through Rhoda Monna and Keobakeng Phillip. Monna outclassed Jennifer Sechi of Police Boxing Club by 5-0 in the women\u2019s bantamweight (52-54kg) division, while Phillip defeated SSKB\u2019s Letlhogonolo Makoba 3-1 in the women\u2019s lightweight (57-60kg) division.<\/p>\n<p>In one of the most entertaining bouts of the finals, Prisons hard hitter Mmusi Tswiige cruised to the men\u2019s middleweight (75kg) title through a 5-0 victory over Kethabile Machola of FBC.<\/p>\n<p>Tswiige pointed after his victory that he was happy with how he performed during the national championships. He said he relied on his wealth of experience and good technique to outclass Machola.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerformance wise I am very happy looking at the fact that I have not been training consistently recently as I was doing a Star 1 Coaching Course, which I managed to pass. I am a coach\/ player now. This was my last fight in amateur boxing and I have finished on the right note. So far I am very happy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Another thrilling bout was in the men\u2019s welterweight (67kg) division where 1-2-5 club\u2019s Odean Lesau and Diamond club\u2019s Tebogo Rennie engaged in a mighty fight, Lesau eventually claiming a 3-2 victory.<\/p>\n<p>Other winners were as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s minimum weight (46-48kg): Ofentse Kelosiwang (Prisons) defeated Kobamelo Molatlhegi (DTCB) 4-1<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s flyweight (51kg): Rajab Mahommed (UB) defeated Motlamedi Segogwane (Prisons)<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s bantamweight (54kg): Cadric Baroma (UB) defeated Katlo Kgowe (Prisons) 3-2<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s featherweight (57kg): Mmoloki Sekwaipe (EMG) defeated Kingsley Gaobotlhoko (UB) 5-0<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s lightweight (60kg): Kagoetsile Raokgwathile (1-2-5) defeated Thato Shabaku (EMG) 4-1<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s light welterweight (63.5kg): Karabo Motshwarakgole (UB) defeated Treasure Moremi (Francistown) 4-1<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s cruiseweight (86kg): Gaamangwe Sekhulumi (SSKB) defeated Edward Bashima (Police) through RSC<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s bantamweight (52-54kg): Phekie Bele (Diamond) defeated Chedza Montse (SSKB) 5-0<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s featherweight (54-57kg): Osadi Matong (GBVC) defeated Dorcus Tlhabologo (Diamond) 5-0<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s light welterweight (57-60kg): Kutlwano Sekhutlo (SSKB) defeated Dolly Mosekiemang (Thebephatshwa) 5-0<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Botswana<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. Francistown Boxing Club (FBC) collected three golds, two silvers and two bronze medals to finish as the best club during the Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) 2024 National Championships finals on Sunday. 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