Boxing is one of the fastest growing sports at CPUT and the university’s club has about 50 male and female boxers.
The popularity of the sport on CPUT campuses has come with merit. In its 12 years of existence, the club has been receiving accolades and has produced two professionals.
At the beginning of this year, Fortunate Chidzivio turned professional while Mandilakhe Qavane, who went to Russia to represent the university at the World Student games, hopes to achieve the same feat next year.
The club’s manager, Vuyani Mtshikana, says the club’s popularity has even attracted boxers from outside CPUT whom it accepted into its fold.
“We are also proud to have one of the recognized coaches in the SA boxing fraternity. Thabo Makepula has been with the team since its inception and has tremendous coaching experience in amateur boxing,” he says.
The club brought home seven medals from the last University Sports South Africa (USSA) games in December when it won three gold, one silver and three bronze medals at the Witwatersrand University.
It was the club’s consistent all-round success that paved the way for Mtshikana to be elected as the national Vice-Chairman of USSA Boxing.
Training for boxers is from Monday to Thursday at 17H30 in the Gymnasium (opposite the Bellville campus Student Centre).
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