“The camp of Mdantsane knockout artist Lonwabo Sizani remains dumbfounded as to how he meekly surrendered against unheralded Namibian Errikie Errikie in their WBC silver youth junior-lightweight title clash at the Guild Theatre in KuGompo City at the weekend.”

“Sizani suffered his first professional loss in six bouts when he was ruthlessly knocked out in the fourth round, blowing his chances of winning his first title.”

“There were concerns about whether the 22-year-old was being rushed onto the international scene in only his sixth bout when he had not even competed at provincial level.”

“However, his 100% knockout run affirmed that he was ready for the big league, even though chinks in his armour were exposed in his last bout against Gqeberha boxer Aphiwe Magobiyane, whom he eventually overcame with a knockout.”

“Such recovery powers were nowhere to be found against Errikie, who rocked him with big punches from awkward angles from the first round.”

“A left to the ribs momentarily forced Sizani to turn his back and leave him open, giving Errikie an opportunity to rock him with big blows and drop him.”

“Sizani was badly hurt and the fight could have been stopped right there, but veteran referee Simpiwe Mbini sent him back into the firing line.”

“Errikie put him on the deck again, where Sizani spent anxious moments being frantically attended to by medical personnel.”

“The tournament, featuring explosive bouts, was blighted by bizarre outcomes rendered by the officials, with all those that went the distance ending in split decisions.”

“Judges saw a seven-point difference in scorecards for each of the two boxers, with another judge failing to correctly tally the rounds in the featherweight clash won by Likho Sigabi over Awonke Tini.”