Mantengu silences his distractors by winning SA title

He may not be your “Sugar” Ray Leonard in terms of quick hands, sharp eyesight and skills or possess the high punching rate of Marvin “Marvellous” Hagler but one thing is certain about Innocent “Tycoon” Mantengu, he has a strong will and cannot be mentally undermined

30 March 2022 - 13:20
By Bongani Magasela

Mantengu found himself in a similar situation at Kagiso Memorial Hall where a loud crowd booed every attempt he made to whack local fighter Thato “Captain Charisma" Bonokoane for the vacant SA title.

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