Bongani Mwelase

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Medal record
Competitor for  South Africa
Men's Boxing
Commonwealth Games
Gold	2006 Melbourne	Welterweight

Bongani Mwelase (b.1982-August 23) is a South African boxer who became the 2006 Commonwealth amateur champion at welterweight.

[edit] Amateur

The hard-punching southpaw won the Commonwealth boxing championships in Glasgow 2005 and the Commonwealth Games 2006. In the final 2006 he beat Vijender Vijender who received a standing 8 count 33-26. He is South Africa's first black Commonwealth boxing champion.

[edit] Pro

He is undefeated 10-0 as a pro so far but was knocked down twice by Lucky Lewele in his South Arican title win, his first 12 round bout.

[edit] External links

• Commonwealth 2006
• Pro record