Local boxer Khorommbi Tshikungulu from Haramukhuba is adamant he will outclass his opponent, Emile Brits, in their junior middleweight fight at Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town on 14 December.
Sunday night's fight is expected to be a humdinger and may go the full six rounds. Tshikungulu said he would use the fight as a springboard to a national title bout to take place soon. "I am ready. I am fit physically and emotionally and with the support, coupled with the training, there is no way my opponent can beat me. I promise to come back home with the winning belt."
Tshikungulu said his opponent was not a closed book to him. "I'm ready for him and this fight will put us on route to contest internationally. I need more national fights."
He said he had trained hard and promised his fans he was going to beat Brits. "My main goal is to go further into professional boxing, because I'm now ready," he said.
His message to young people who want to join boxing is that it does not matter where you come from, as long as you can be a good boxer. "I am physically and emotionally fit, and with the support from my local fans, there is no way my opponent can beat me. I promise to floor him within six rounds," he said.