{"id":268460,"date":"2025-10-30T09:47:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/?p=268460"},"modified":"2025-10-30T09:47:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:47:35","slug":"photo-knockout-for-khayamandi-boxers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/photo-knockout-for-khayamandi-boxers\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo | Knockout for Khayamandi boxers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"268461\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/photo-knockout-for-khayamandi-boxers\/khayaboxingacademy_70847\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KhayaBoxingAcademy_70847-e1761810035314.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,760\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KhayaBoxingAcademy_70847\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Khayamandi Boxing Academy proudly celebrated its newest two-time South African boxer Amahle Mthelo (right) recently. At just 14 years old, she has already made a name for herself after competing in the 2025 South African National Boxing Organisation  Championships, held in Rustenburg from Tuesday 7 to Saturday 12 October. Amahle was crowned the best female boxer and also won the award for &amp;#8220;best fight of the tournament&amp;#8221;. Fellow club members Luthando Mayongo and Endinako Nqolose competed alongside Amahle. The management of Khayamandi Boxing Academy is very proud of the young champion&amp;#8217;s achievements and looks forward to more successes and wins in future.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Khayamandi Boxing Academy proudly celebrated its newest two-time South African boxer Amahle Mthelo (right) recently. At just 14 years old, she has already made a name for herself after competing in the 2025 South African National Boxing Organisation  Championships, held in Rustenburg from Tuesday 7 to Saturday 12 October. Amahle was crowned the best female boxer and also won the award for &amp;#8220;best fight of the tournament&amp;#8221;. Fellow club members Luthando Mayongo and Endinako Nqolose competed alongside Amahle. The management of Khayamandi Boxing Academy is very proud of the young champion&amp;#8217;s achievements and looks forward to more successes and wins in future.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KhayaBoxingAcademy_70847-e1761810035314-1024x649.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KhayaBoxingAcademy_70847-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"The Khayamandi Boxing Academy proudly celebrated its newest two-time South African boxer Amahle Mthelo (right) recently. At just 14 years old, she has already made a name for herself after competing in the 2025 South African National Boxing Organisation  Championships, held in Rustenburg from Tuesday 7 to Saturday 12 October. Amahle was crowned the best female boxer and also won the award for &quot;best fight of the tournament&quot;. Fellow club members Luthando Mayongo and Endinako Nqolose competed alongside Amahle. The management of Khayamandi Boxing Academy is very proud of the young champion's achievements and looks forward to more successes and wins in future.\" class=\"wp-image-268461\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Khayamandi Boxing Academy proudly celebrated its newest two-time South African boxer Amahle Mthelo (right) recently. At just 14 years old, she has already made a name for herself after competing in the 2025 South African National Boxing Organisation Championships, held in Rustenburg from Tuesday 7 to Saturday 12 October. Amahle was crowned the best female boxer and also won the award for &#8220;best fight of the tournament&#8221;. Fellow club members Luthando Mayongo and Endinako Nqolose competed alongside Amahle. 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