Big Zulu Officially Sets Date for Phumlani Njilo Celebrity Boxing Match: “I'm Not Scared of You”

Big Zulu Officially Sets Date for Phumlani Njilo Celebrity Boxing Match: “I'm Not Scared of You”

  • Big Zulu and Phulani Njilo are set to go head-to-head in a boxing match later in the year
  • In preparation to hit the ring, Njilo has shared some clips training for the match and trash-talked Big Zulu, with hopes of intimidating him
  • Fans and followers are divided on who to bet their money on as they look forward to a heated boxing match
Big Zulu and Phumlani Njilo have set a date for their boxing match
Fans can't wait as Big Zulu and Phumlani Njilo prepare to hit the ring on 9 December for their anticipated boxing match. Images: bigzulu_sa, njilo007
Source: Instagram

Big Zulu is gearing up to hit the ring for a celebrity boxing match with Phulani Njilo and is being roasted by his opponent. Njilo has been sharing his training regimen for the match, which includes some trash-talk directed at the Mali Eningi hitmaker.

Fans appear to have picked sides on who they believe will win the match, scheduled for December 2023.

Big Zulu and Phumlani Njilo reveal boxing match date

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In an Instagram post, Phumlani Njilo shared his interest in hitting the ring for a boxing match with Big Zulu.

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Njilo, a seasoned boxer and brother to Faith Nketsi's estranged husband, Nzuzo Njilo, had been poking fun at Big Zulu, hoping to entice him to a boxing match, and appears to have gotten his wish:

"I'm not scared of you, you wouldn’t last one round in the ring with me nkabi/barbie!!"

Big Zulu calmly responded to the threat:

"It's too early in the morning to be asking for a challenge."

The rapper was meant to battle it out with Cassper Nyovest in 2022 but the fight never materialised. When asked about what happened to their match, Big Zulu joked that Cassper chickened out:

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"He's afraid of me."

Zulu and Phumlani agreed to a match and set a date to hit the ring:

Talking to Briefly News, Phumlani shared his training regimen:

"The fight is definitely on! I’m training five days a week and eating a lot of protein so I can pick up my weight a little bit because Big Zulu is twice my size."

The showoff has been sanctioned by BSA (boxing South Africa) who will make the official announcement on 14 October at Oceans Mall in Durban.

Mzansi weighs in on Big Zulu and Phumlani's match

Fans are thoroughly entertained by the trash-talk exchanged between Big Zulu and Phumlani. The match is set to take place on 9 December 2023 in Durban at either the Durban ICC or Southcoast Hotel and Entertainment venue:

zingah_lotj responded:

"Haibo! I’m flying in to watch!"

okmalumkoolkat commented:

"Isukile!"

melo_photographer said:

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"Team Barbie!"

pitsos_kitchenza asked:

"Heavyweight ne lightweight iyalwa?"

djhappygalsa said:

"Phakathi inside Bhuti!"

creamssister warned:

"Update your insurance Njilo ngiyamsaba uBigzulu!"

swazym responded:

"We coming out for this one!"

malusi_gigaba joked:

"You have been awakened by your love of fighting. Get yourself together brother, just be humble!"

Zodwa Wabantu and Khanyi Mbau set to hit the ring

In a recent report, Briefly News shared online reactions to Zodwa Wabantu and Khanyi Mbau's upcoming boxing match.

Zodwa confirmed the match to be taking place on 22 October 2023 and expressed her excitement to hit the ring with the queen of bling. The dancer recently underwent a series of booty enhancement procedures, revealing her desire for a BBL.

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Source: Briefly News

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Moroba Moroeng (Entertainment editor) Moroba Moroeng is an entertainment writer at Briefly News and a University of Johannesburg alumni (Public Relations and Communications, 2018). She was the content manager and, later, editor for HipHop Africa, where she honed her proofreading, leadership, and content management skills. Having begun her career as a content writer for Slikour OnLife, Moroba has over four years of experience as a writer specialising in music journalism and entertainment. She joined Briefly News in 2023 and passed a set of training courses by the Google News Initiative. Email: moroba.moroeng@briefly.co.za