Michael Sediane was upset by the celebrations of Jeff Magagne, who had retained the title of national champion. The incident occurred in South Africa and has gone viral in the last few hours.
This weekend, South Africa took place in a fight for the national featherweight championship that pitted two of the best boxers in the nation against each other. Jeff Magagne defeated Sithembiso Maduna by decision of the judges, but before the result was known, the catastrophe took over the ring.
It is that once the bell rang, Magagne made a provocative gesture to her rival and then hung from the ropes to celebrate with her corner and her fans. Immediately, who appeared on the scene was Michael Sediane, Maduna’s trainer, completely enraged by the celebrations of the opponent boxer. Then, after a brief and heated verbal exchange, Sediane threw a series of brutal blows at the boxer that forced the rest of those present to intervene.
The images of what happened the weekend went viral in the last few hours and exposed the shameful reaction of Maduna’s coach, who is now facing an exemplary sanction by the authorities that govern South African boxing. Boxing South Africa(BSA) is already analyzing the video to announce a decision.
This was the second fight between these two fighters to define the national featherweight champion. In the previous fight, it had also been a victory for Magagne by decision of the judges, just like what happened this Saturday.
“The act carried out by Sediane is contrary to the spirit espoused by the Boxing Law and Regulations and has brought the sport into disrepute. BSA takes this matter very seriously and it is currently receiving attention and boxing stakeholders will be informed in due course of the outcome. Boxing is a professional sport and all licensees are expected to act and behave professionally at all times. We will ensure that the necessary measures are taken. To the public broadcaster, the sponsors and other media, we sincerely apologize for the conduct of one of our licensees, ”said the agency in a statement about what happened.
–thegaltimes.com
