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REIGN IS OVER: Former IBF welterweight champ Noni Tenge

This was confirmed with the news yesterday from Branco Milenkovic that the country's first female world champion, Noni Tenge, has lost her IBF welterweight title without throwing a punch.

Milenkovic had warned last month that the golden girl from East London could be stripped of her title because of a lack of action.

Tenge won the title in June last year and was supposed to have made her mandatory defence on March 11 but that did not happen because her camp could not secure television coverage or a sponsor.

"The IBF extended the period by four months and still nothing happened," added Milenkovic.

"The matter got worse recently just after Boxing SA's decision to forbid promoters from talking directly to television networks."

He said that made it impossible for promoters to perform their duties.

Attempts to get comment from Boxing SA's CEO Moffat Qithi were unsuccessful while director of operations Loyiso Mtya refused to comment.

Promoter S'Phatho Handi, who is part of Tenge's management, said he informed her about the new developments yesterday.

"I made two requests to Branco to try and persuade the IBF to reverse the decision, failing which he should request that they sanction her to contest for the vacant title. We've also appealed to the Eastern Cape government to help us solve this issue," Handi said.

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Tue Jun 18 07:26:19 SAST 2013 ::

Jul 13, 2012

eKapa-

You can date ALL the laddies in Mzansi but dont date a lady from East London (Mdantsane) ECape

Sy sal vir jou moere! ka uppercut Jep! ha o nyoba ku'ku left,right and center.
( o tlo shkuba loshlabang!)

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Jul 13, 2012

Ruudboy

@ eKapa

Really nw guy
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Jul 13, 2012

Innoza1980

Haobo UMbaks ulibele ukubhatala ooBeyonce amamillions instead of supporting/sponsoring causes like these.
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Jul 13, 2012

KingMay

Hopefully she gets it back with a KO.

Stupid Boxing SA...you would swear that you negotiate lucrative TV deals for our boxers but you don't.
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Jul 13, 2012

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

Sad how women are not supported in sport..................

Nongi, be strong my sister and may you be able to secure the necessary finances to fight back
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Jul 13, 2012

CharlesTaylor

Mbalula is one of a hell razmathaz stupid!!!!
How on earth did he not support the icon of Mzansi, the first female boxer in SA to hold IBF Belt? How will our youth benefit from R20m to be thrown to Beyonce? The useless BSA does not help either, I wonder who appoint the board members of these dysfunctional state sport bodies like SAFA, BSA etc. They are worse than useless, just like the razmathaz Minister!!!
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Jul 13, 2012

flakes

This is sad, our government really needs to relook their priorities
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Jul 13, 2012

Idohl

Shame really. I used to think Vutha was on top of things, a hands on somebody. But to give millionaire Beyonce millions and shun his own? He is just like the rest of them. Shame on you Mbaks!
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Jul 13, 2012

2nevvy4u

and ba so ge o ba thotse o shelela net phela o utlwa di muscles at all the right places.
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Jul 13, 2012

CharlesTaylor

Minister Razmathaz knows nothing about sports in the first place. What he knows is women hence he turn and toss women's scandals now want to see Beonces buttocks live.
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