{"id":153597,"date":"2017-06-09T06:05:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/153597\/boxers-conquer-championships\/"},"modified":"2017-06-10T00:07:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T22:07:19","slug":"boxers-conquer-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/06\/09\/boxers-conquer-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxers conquer championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Primrose Open Boxing Academy member, Olwethu Lamula (8), used her debut fight to showcase her skills and talents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lamula competed at the Ekurhuleni School Boys and Girls Boxing Championships held at the Boksburg Boxing Club, last Saturday.<\/p>

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\u201cShe is new to the club but it didn\u2019t take long to see that she is talented,\u201d said the club\u2019s chairman and head coach, Louwrens Ellis.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing her passion, determination and talent I decided to enter her in the championships.<\/p>

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\u201cIt was her first tournament and she didn\u2019t disappoint.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lamula competed in the 28kg division against an opponent from Boksburg and she won the bout.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoyed the fight; it was a good fight,\u201d said Lamula.<\/p>\n

Lamula was not the only club member participating.<\/p>\n

Her club mate, Nikita Filbin (14), also took part in the championships and won when her opponent withdrew.<\/p>\n

\u201cFilbin entered in the 52kg division but just before the fight her opponent withdrew from the bout because she felt she wasn\u2019t ready,\u201d said Ellis.<\/p>\n

\u201cFilbin\u2019s opponent said she hadn\u2019t recovered from an injury she got while playing hockey.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to the withdrawal, Filbin was then announced the winner and champion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ellis also said Filbin is set to compete at the Gauteng Boxing Championships later in the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cFilbin was selected into the Ekurhuleni team which will represent the metro at the Gauteng Boxing Championships in October,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are only hoping for the best going forward; we will continue with training and improve where necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n

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