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The Khumalo brothers weren't the only trialists to receive positive feedback from Molk and his team. A Johannesburg local, Lightweight fighter Brian Mitchell impressed many with his fitness and relentless, aggressive attitude while Eastern Cape-born Featherweight Welcome Ncita showed lightning fast hands and fancy footwork.
"That Ncita kid, it's like he's on rollerskates," said IBL scout Jimmy Bail. "He moves in quick, lands some shots and then is back out of range again. He really frustrated most of the guys he went up against, including the younger of the two Khumalo brothers. As for Mitchell, I can already see that he's going to be successful. He's got some real talent and he's smart in the ring. Don't be surprised if he qualifies for the World Championship tournament."
The International Boxing League will pack up and move on to Zambia on Sunday and Molk expressed some sadness at having to depart.
"We've had a great time here," he said. "The hospitality that we've received has been incredible. As I said, we would have liked to have found more talent here, but we'll try to look at this as a good start rather than a disappointment. I know that with our efforts and those of the HBF, our sport will continue to grow in strength and popularity here in the future."
(Up next ... all the news from Japan's selection trials)
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