Beaven The One Sibandas inner drive has been ignited, and his career has taken an upward trajectory, since tasting defeat at the hands of Siyakholwa Kuse for the World Boxing Council WBC silver mini flyweight belt in December.
Sibanda, 23, accepted the loss, reframed his thinking to see challenges as opportunities for growth, and focused on actionable steps to move forward with courage and grace.
He bounced back, won three fights on the trot, including bagging the International Boxing Federation international mini flyweight belt when he defeated Filipino Richard Garde on July 5, chalking up his ninth win against one loss.