Christiaan Steenekamp
House Morula, in collaboration with CIT Boxing, hosted their annual Boksaand event on 12 August. This night of knockouts was held in the Loftus Versfeld parking lot, an ideal spot for a backyard scrap. Boksaand 2023 consisted of a total of nine fights. The bulk of the fights were between a selection of second-years from Morula Legae who received training from CIT Boxing. Additionally, there was a face-off between two fighters from Sonop Tehuis as well as an exhibition match between boxers from CIT.
The night was filled with uppercuts and left hooks by the amateur boxers with varying weight classes and clever fighter titles. Every match was laced with energy and the determination of every fighter to not back down was palpable. The bouts were well contested, as all the fighters took punches and dished them out with equal vigour. Ultimately, the hardest hitters of the night were the following: Niki ‘The Italian’, ‘Chemo Demon’ George, Oyama ‘Daddy O’, ‘Sugar Dads’ Ivan, Matt the ‘Giganotosaurus Rex’, ‘Jane the Virgin’ Jacques, Grant ‘Forever Friendzone’ and Cherryl ‘Hamed’. The main event, as advertised by House Morula, was the fist-to-fist between ‘Hands of Stone’ Yaanuwn and Hanno ‘Haranus’. Hanno emerged the victor of this match-up.
If the boxing got too extreme, attendees could take a timeout by checking out the food, drink and activation stalls setup. There is nothing like a cold beer to chill you out after a heated match-up. As the fights concluded, the boxing ring transformed into a stage graced by a star-studded lineup of performers. Chunda Munki, Zaan Sonnekus and Jack Parow made sure that there were enough beats to keep the festivities going.
It was not a sell-out event, but the “gees” was ever present in what is an honoured tradition for House Morula. A major applause to them for an excellent display of the collaboration between various structures in and around the university. One cannot quench the uniqueness and character that is Boksaand, a night to remember.