Bongani Mwelase (born 23 August 1982) is a South African former boxer who became the 2006 Commonwealth amateur champion at welterweight.

In the final 2006 he beat Vijender Singh who received a standing 8 count 33–26.

[1] He won his first 14 bouts and scored 12 KOs, but he then dropped decisions to Lovemore N'dou and Chris van Heerden in back-to-back fights.

He retired from boxing in 2011, citing exploitation and racism by promotors who mistreated black boxers.

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