While the local fight public still see a bright future in Thulani Mbenge who is on a comeback trail since losing the IBO welterweight boxing belt last year, Congolese boxing manager Patrick Bonyeme disagrees with the general feeling.
Bonyeme said Mbenge's wins are from fights that took place at Emperors Palace."They don't mean anything to us because you know what happens there. You can tell all the winners before tournaments begin," said Bonyeme. Mbenge's upcoming fight against Kuvesa will be staged by Joyce Kungwane of TLB Promotions.
"Thulani lost the IBO belt to another average boxer just to prove what I mean when I say Thulani is average. There is no way that Thulani will beat Kuvesa," vowed Bonyeme. "Look at what Kuvesa did against highly rated Ghanaian Obodai Sai from Ghana in August last year. They declared the fight a draw just because we fought him at home. Kuvesa is a fearless animal who can go 20 rounds."
Mbenge, 28, and Katembo, 26, met at a media briefing last week and got involved in push and shove match but sanity prevailed because no blows were exchanged.
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