May his soul rest in peace.Trainer Title:: Payday 2 +17 Trainer - LinGon Even David Kgotsane, who later trained Ledwaba, went through Mtshali’s tutelage. Molekwa, 78, said Mtshali would be laid to rest on Friday.Ĭhairperson of the Gauteng Boxing Veterans Association Peter Ngatane said: “He (Mtshali) was a backbone of amateur boxing in Soweto even when I was a school boy training at Dube Boyz Club. He was not well but we did not lose hope that he would get better.”
“He requested that I stop fighting and be a trainer, so, we worked together in looking after fighters. “When I joined their gym in White City, the manager there left the gym, so other boxers asked Mtshali to leave boxing and take over as the manager. We met in 1967 and we remained friends until Friday when I last saw him at the hospital. Mtshali’s bosom friend, veteran promoter Obed Molekwa, said: “Mtshali’s passing tore me apart. Some of the great boxers Mtshali trained include Anthony “Qash” Sithole who won two non-white flyweight and bantamweight belts during apartheid.
The Barcelona Games marked SA's readmission to world sport after the ban imposed because of apartheid. Other notable boxers from Mtshali’s gym included Morgan Ndumo and the Thwala brothers, Fana and Patrick.įana represente SA in the 1992 Olympics. Mtshali was the first person to train Lehlohonolo “Hands of Stone” Ledwaba at his White City gym in Soweto. “If you slice my head open you will realise that my brains are in the form of a boxing glove,” said Mtshali who insisted that boxing authorities had to stop dishing out licences to boxers who were not ready for the professional league. Jabulani – who was a ring announcer – said Mtshali underwent a spine surgery at Garden City Hospital last week.ĭespite his poor health, Mtshali still attended boxing tournaments. He struggled to walk freely, so he used a walking stick. His biggest challenge in his old age was when his spinal cord troubled him. The retired trainer, matchmaker and later a promoter had an incredible passion for boxing. Jabulani said the larger-than-life 79-year-old Mtshali passed away on Sunday morning. One of the country's boxing gurus Hezekiel “Ziggy” Mtshali is no more, his brother Jabulani Mtshali announced yesterday.
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