REIGNING Harare Classic Men's Physique champion, Itai Blessing Sithole, has challenged his long-time rival, Tinotenda Ryan Gumbo, to walk out of his self-imposed “exile” from the local bodybuilding scene and line up against him in Saturday's contest.
Fresh from retaining his Manicaland Classic title, CC Banks, as Sithole is affectionately known, has set his sights on defending his Harare Classic tittle at Reps Theatre, Belgravia, this weekend.
The two have dazzled the local bodybuilding landscape with their well-documented rivalry which helped put the sport on the map.
However, Gumbo has since taken a back seat from competing on the local scene, choosing to sponsor some of the local competitions such as the Mr and Ms Novice.
Sithole, who knows no boundaries, taunted his nemesis to reconsider and come back to action.
“Tino is just a guy who talks, he just likes to talk, but we don't see him compete. He says I'm going to go to South Africa to compete, he goes to South he gets walloped,” said Sithole.
“He says he no longer does local shows, he only does South Africa, but when he gets there he gets walloped. He was saying that he's going to do Zimbabwe nationals so we are hoping to see him…, but it will be very nice if he makes an entry at Harare Classic just even to surprise the masses; I won't be surprised because he's going down no matter what he does. Whether we compete here in Harare, South Africa, Iceland or in the desert he can't win against me.”
Sithole said he was looking forward to a better challenge on Saturday after steamrolling past his Manicaland Classic opponents whom he described as “little boys”.
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“I will be doing the Harare Classic and hoping that some of the big boys will enter because kings have to stand with kings, they can't stand with peasants. I'm just hoping that the big boys come in and we make it an interesting one," he said.
“I will be defending my title yet again at Harare Classic and you definitely know what's going to happen. I'm going to retain that title and my body is now getting harder and harder, it is now coming out better and better.”
