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Boxing SA to hold workshop to improve ringside officiating

Sowetan · · 402 words · By Bongani Magasela
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Boxing SA will conduct a workshop in Bloemfontein next month with its ring officials”
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The provided web search results are generic boxing news sites (ESPN, Box.live, Boxing News 24) and do not contain any specific information regarding a Boxing SA workshop in Bloemfontein.
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web search NEUTRAL — Boxing news, commentary, results, audio and video highlights from ESPN.
https://www.espn.com/boxing/
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 7, 2025 · Full upcoming boxing schedule including the biggest fights across the world. Find out what fights are on tonight & this weekend's fixtures. Updated Daily.
https://box.live/upcoming-fights-schedule/
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web search NEUTRAL — Since 2007, Boxing News 24 has been the trusted source for boxing news, live fight results, expert analysis, and complete fight coverage.
https://www.boxingnews24.com/
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“BSA CEO Tsholofelo Lejaka announced that all ring officials would be attending the workshop.”
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Multiple independent sources (Ink Sport and other web search results) confirm that Tsholofelo Lejaka has been appointed as the CEO of Boxing South Africa (BSA).
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web search NEUTRAL — Boxing South Africa (BSA) has appointed Tsholofelo Lejaka as CEO, the regulator said in a statement on Friday.
https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2025-06-13-tsholofelo-leja…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Following a protracted recruitment process, the board of Boxing South Africa is glad to announce the appointment of Mr Tsholofelo Lejaka as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Boxing South Afric…
https://inksport.co.za/2025/06/13/lejaka-appointed-permanent…
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web search NEUTRAL — Newly-appointed Boxing South Africa (BSA) CEO, Tsholofelo Lejaka, has outlined an ambitious roadmap for the future of the sport in South Africa, with the chief aim being restoring respect in the organ…
https://iol-944885620745.europe-west1.run.app/sport/boxing/2…
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“there won’t be any boxing tournaments on that weekend [18-20 June]”
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The evidence provided consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'No' and general Wikipedia entries for the month of June and unrelated protests; there is no evidence regarding boxing tournament schedules for June 18-20.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — June is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars—the latter the most widely used calendar in the world. Its length is 30 days. June succeeds May and precedes July. This month …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The June 2025 No Kings protests, also known internationally as the No Dictators or No Tyrants protests, were a series of political demonstrations, largely in the United States, against what the organ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2025_No_Kings_protests
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — June Louise Squibb (born November 6, 1929) is an American actress. She began her career by making her Broadway debut in the musical Gypsy (1959). Her film debut was in Woody Allen's romantic comedy Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Squibb
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“We have put together a team that we are working to prepare for that — Andile Matika, Howard Goldberg, Deon Dwarte, Ben Ncapayi, Toto Shweni and Siya Vabaza.”
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While BoxRec and other sources mention some of the individuals (Andile Matika, Deon Dwarte, Howard Goldberg) as boxing officials/referees, there is no evidence confirming they were specifically put together as a preparatory team for a BSA workshop.
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web search NEUTRAL — 0:49 ref: Andile Matika Howard Foster Marcus McDonnell Matteo Montella. IBO World Light Fly (vacant). Joyi down once in Round 3.2:59 ref: Andile Matika Deon Dwarte Mike Ross Torben Seemann Hansen.
https://boxrec.com/en/referee/404225
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web search NEUTRAL — Howard Goldberg, another boxing luminary who has brought so much glory to this country, said Dwarte's appointment was highly merited. Goldberg has worked 100 world title bouts as a judge and over 250 …
https://www.iol.co.za/sport/boxing/cape-town-referee-deon-dw…
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web search NEUTRAL — Давайте заполним пропуски в тексте и выберем правильные варианты из предложенных: A. Lemons are part of the citrus family.
https://www.euroki.org/koza/lemons-are-part-of-the-citrus-fa…
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“Snamiso “Dubula Sodubulana” Ntuli from KwaZulu-Natal lost a national super middleweight title in Cape Town on April 18.”
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Tapology confirms a 'Fight Island 5' event took place on April 18 in Cape Town, and BoxRec confirms Snamiso Ntuli is a professional boxer in the super middleweight division. The combination of these sources supports the event and the athlete's participation, though the specific outcome of 'losing a title' is implied by the context of the other claims.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fight Island 5 took place Saturday, April 18, 2026 with 5 fights at Makers Landing in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. View fight card, video, results, predictions, and news.
https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/142977-fight-isl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Snamiso Emmanuel Ntuli. sex. male. age. 29. nationality.WBO Africa Super Middle (vacant). Aug 25. Thembani Mhlanga.
https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/817265
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web search NEUTRAL — ...maker of the F-16, thought to be the very best tactical fighter in the world.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103626/
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“Two judges from Cape Town, including a veteran, both scored that fight 116-112 in favour of a visibly beaten Dylan “Bam Bam” Prosser, while another veteran from that part of the country scored the same 12-rounder 117-112 for the visiting boxer.”
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Tapology confirms the fight between Prosser and Ntuli occurred at Fight Island 5, but the specific scorecards (116-112 and 117-112) are not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists the squads of the men's hockey competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia, from 5 to 14 April 2018.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_at_the_2018_Commonwealt…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists the squads of the men's field hockey competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which were held in Birmingham, England from 29 July to 8 August 2022.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_at_the_2022_Commonwealt…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The men's field hockey tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held at the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre between 29 July and 8 August 2022.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_at_the_2022_Commonwealt…
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“Boxing SA’s sanctioning committee, chaired by 1996 Olympian and former SA lightweight boxing champ Irvin “Pretty Boy” Buhlalu, uses an independent panel to review fight footage.”
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One source (Ink Sport) states Irvin Buhlalu was appointed as the chairperson of the BSA sanctioning committee. However, another source states that the committee is chaired by Dr Luvuyo Bayeni, with Buhlalu being a member. This is a direct contradiction regarding who holds the chair position.
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web search NEUTRAL — Irvin Buhlalu is a South African boxer.Chesterville Boxing Club[1]. Coached by. Mzimasi Mnguni. Irvin Buhlalu (born 21 November 1974) is a South African boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight eve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvin_Buhlalu
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web search NEUTRAL — Former South African lightweight champion Irvin Buhlalu from KwaZulu-Natal has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Boxing South Africa (BSA) sanctioning committee.
https://inksport.co.za/2024/03/12/buhlalu-leads-sanctioning-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Makepula joins former SA lightweight champion Irvin Buhlalu on the sanctioning committee, which is chaired by Dr Luvuyo Bayeni of the Eastern Cape.
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/boxing-mecca/2024-07-0…
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“Three independent judges from different provinces were appointed to score the fight [Ntuli vs Prosser].”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of information about the mobile network provider 'Three' and is completely irrelevant to the boxing fight review panel.
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web search NEUTRAL — Three operates 3G, 4G and 5G services, and maintains a national roaming agreement with EE to provide 2G services where 3G is unavailable (until 2006, Three partnered with O2 for these services).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_(company)
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web search NEUTRAL — Say hello to mobile done your way With our Three Your Way plans, you get ultimate flexibility. Choose your device and how much to pay upfront. Customise the length of your plan to control your spend. …
https://www.three.co.uk/
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web search NEUTRAL — A CKHH company. Three is part of CK Hutchison Holdings, a renowned multinational conglomerate committed to innovation and technology. Its diverse businesses employ over 300,000 people in over 50 count…
https://www.three.com/?from=sst
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“those officials who all scored the fight in favour of Ntuli by 115–113 and 118–110 (twice).”
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No evidence was found after searching for the specific review panel scores.
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“Prosser from Cape Town is the champion.”
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No evidence was found after searching to confirm the current championship status of Dylan Prosser.
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“BSA has ordered a rematch between Prosser and Ntuli”
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