The camp of former SA champion Mthokozisi Ngxaka has appealed to Boxing SA not to remove him from the ratings while he undergoes rehabilitation for substance abuse.<\/p>\n
The Mdantsane-based Mthatha boxer enrolled at a rehab facility after disappearing for weeks from his management team amid reports of addiction.<\/p>\n
The talented boxer lost a BSA-ordered rematch to Thinumzi Gqola<\/a> for the SA mini-flyweight belt in December after previously surrendering his title to Gqola in August 2025.<\/p>\n His camp, led by manager Mla Tengimfene, appealed against the outcome, with the BSA review process siding with him <\/a>and ordering the return fight, which Gqola won with a more definitive outcome.<\/p>\n Tengimfene said his charge was already battling addiction when the rematch took place at the Orient Theatre in KuGompo City.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was such a difficult camp because Mtho kept disappearing to engage in this unfortunate addiction, but we are not making excuses for the loss,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Tengimfene\u2019s All Winners Boxing Club in Mdantsane is renowned for helping boxers beset by substance abuse, having helped a slew of them, including reigning WBC mini-flyweight champion Siyakholwa Kuse.<\/a><\/p>\n With Ngxaka having succeeded Kuse in winning the SA title, Tengimfene has since embarked on a mission to help the left-hander turn his life around.<\/p>\n \u201cMtho is already receiving help in a government institution after being accepted for intake.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will help him as we did to Kuse to fulfil his dreams of becoming a world champion.\u201d<\/p>\n Kuse made history when he became the first boxer in the province to win the coveted green and gold belt<\/a> by dethroning Filipino Melvin Jerusalem in their rematch in May.<\/p>\n