Bongani Mwelase

Bongani Mwelase

Bongani Mwelase (b.1982-August 23) is a South African boxer who became the 2006 Commonwealth amateur champion at welterweight.

Amateur

The hard-punching southpaw won the Commonwealth boxing championships in Glasgow 2005 and the Commonwealth Games 2006.In the final 2006 he beat Vijender Kumar who received a standing 8 count 33-26. He is South Africa's first black Commonwealth boxing champion.

Pro

He is undefeated 10-0 as a pro so far but was knocked down twice by Lucky Lewele in his South Arican title win, his first 12 round bout.

External links

* [http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Participants/Participants?ID=103231 Commonwealth 2006]
* [http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=365037&cat=boxer Pro record]


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