Nokuthula Tshabangu
Personal information
Born22 July 1965
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Zimbabwe
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1990 Auckland Flyweight

Nokuthula Tshabangu (born 22 July 1965) is a boxer from Zimbabwe, who competed in the flyweight ( 51 kg) division at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] In his first round bout, he defeated Bonifacio Garcia of Spain before losing to Kim Kwang-sun of South Korea in his second fight.[2] He won a silver medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in the flyweight division, losing in the final to Wayne McCullough of Northern Ireland.

Tshabangu had a professional record of 7 wins and 9 losses from 1993 to 2003. His losses included a second round knockout defeat to Jason Booth in Nottingham for the Commonwealth Flyweight Title on 26 February 2001.[3]

References

  1. "Nokuthula TSHABANGU - Olympic Boxing | Zimbabwe". International Olympic Committee. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. Olympic results
  3. Bob Mee (28 February 2001). "Talking Boxing: The brothers in arms". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2017.


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