Owethu Mbira

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Owethu Mbira
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Men's boxing
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Algiers Lightweight

Owethu Mbira (born 6 March 1987) is a South African professional boxer who competed from 2008 to 2011. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at lightweight at the 2007 All-Africa Games.

Career

At the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, he upset local Hamza Kramou but was defeated by Saifeddine Nejmaoui of Tunisia.

At the World Championships he lost to Georgian Vasil Qazishvili.

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