Bongani Mwelase’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro South african boxer
Is

Athlete 
Boxer 

From

South Africa 

Type

Sports 

Gender male
Birth 23 August 1982
Age: 37 years
Star sign Virgo

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

Amateur

The hard-punching southpaw failed to qualify for the 2004 Athens Games by ending up in third place at the 2nd AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Gaborone, Botswana. He won the Commonwealth boxing championships in Glasgow 2005 and the Commonwealth Games 2006. In the final 2006 he beat Vijender Singh 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.

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