Sinethemba Mandyoli


Sinethemba Mandyoli

Occupation: Freelance Boxing writer, Analyst and Fan

Motto: The safest place that a Boxer will ever be is the centre of the ring. Anywhere else Boxers feel unsafe because they dedicate their lives to fighting.

Sinethemba started boxing at a tender age of 12 when he was introduced by Mr Khalipha. His family was against the sport but he managed to fight 15 fights between 1993 and 2003. He would have to quit boxing after every year and go back again when he felt the need until when he quit for good in 2003 after a devastating loss in the South Africa Students Sports Union (SASSU) championships.

His notable participation in the boxing ring were in 2001 and 2002 where he was representing the University of the Western Cape on National and provincial tournaments. In those years, he got the following honours:

2001 UWC World Cup gold medal,
2002 SASSU Gold medal,
2002 SASSU Boxer of the tournament,
UWC 2002 Boxing Merit award,
2002 UWC Sports Full Colours Bursary award,
and nomination to represent South Africa in the Boxing Zone 13 Tournament (Southern Africa region).

In 2003 he had to battle with both academic load and boxing challenges such that he lost his title via a second round stoppage to SivuyileNgwevela in the 2003 SASSU Boxing championships. He had to finally lay his gloves down and focus on his academic life.

Ironically in 2013, 10 years later after he had stopped boxing, he joined The Public News Hub and started a boxing news category. He is now a boxing columnist and reports on matches in South Africa and worldwide. His participation on social networks, media and live coverage of Boxing will help to bring boxing back to where it belongs as a national sport in South Africa.

Published Articles
By Sinethemba Mandyoli On Monday, April 4th, 2016

Tribute to Former PAC President Mlamli Clarence Makwetu

On the 1st of April we received the sad news of the passing of former PAC president and struggle icon Mlamli Makwetu. Mlamli Clarence Makwetu “Ufafa olude” (the tallest), as he was popularly known b... Read more »
By Sinethemba Mandyoli On Monday, October 19th, 2015

Toto Helebe Victorious in a WBA Interim Title Fight

On Friday it took Toto Helebe 11 rounds to finish a fight with Siphosethu Mvula. That was 5 more rounds as the ones he had taken to finish Thabo Sishwana in August. The results of the fight did not matter if on... Read more »
By Sinethemba Mandyoli On Thursday, October 1st, 2015

PAC Pays Tribute to Gen Xolile Ngxabane Former Member of APLA High Command.

Gen Xolile Ngxabane, affectionately captured as JJ was born on the 08th-August -1949 in East London. He is the son of the late Marhafu and Bhina Ngxabane. He assumed his primary education at Davies Primary Scho... Read more »
By Sinethemba Mandyoli On Tuesday, September 8th, 2015

Lwando Molwana Dies aged 24

Boxer Lwando “Floyd”  Molwana died on Sunday 06, September 2015 in Marikana, Cape Town. It is reported that the cause of his death were gun wounds suffered when he was attacked by a gunman. Molwan... Read more »
By Sinethemba Mandyoli On Wednesday, July 1st, 2015

Sharadene Shinzo Fortuin Defends SA Title in Style

In Khanyolwethu Primary on Sunday 28 June, Cape Town crowd was treated to the second Boxing tournament in the country this year. The Khanyolwethu Hall was full to its capacity and the Boxers in the ring did not... Read more »
By Sinethemba Mandyoli On Tuesday, April 14th, 2015

PAYCO’s Message of Support for the RMF Movement of the University of Cape Town

This letter serves as a eulogy of a historic victory to the Rhodes Must Fall Movement (students and supporting staff) of the University of Cape Town. To us, the Radical Pan Africanists, it has never occurred in... Read more »
By Sinethemba Mandyoli On Monday, February 2nd, 2015

Premiere Boxing League Roundup

The premiere Boxing league finished in style and there was too much suspense on the afternoon. The Biggest winner was a young man from Mount Fletcher, Xolisani “Nomeva” Ndongeni. Like the yesteryear... Read more »
By Sinethemba Mandyoli On Thursday, January 29th, 2015

Cape Town’s boxing duo in contention for Premier Boxing league’s top honours

The premier Boxing league sees Toto Helebe and Mzuvukile Magwaca up for their divisional prices in the PBL Finale. The competition has a million rands for the all-round winner and two hundred thousand rand for ... Read more »
By Sinethemba Mandyoli On Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014

Angolan Ndombassy triumphs over another South African

Clearly exhausted from last night’s Boxing match officials and Boxers were attending a Duma Nogaga’s Amandla Boxing tournament in OR Tambo Sports complex. The tournament marked the end of women’s month an... Read more »
By Sinethemba Mandyoli On Monday, September 1st, 2014

Boxing rises from the ashes again as Salie loses a WBF Title challenge

Just when detractors were willing to put the final nail on the coffin of boxing it rose like the Phoenix this past weekend. Two interesting bills took place over the weekend in the outskirts of Cape Town. One t... Read more »