Former world champion Lovemore ‘The Black Panther’ Ndou is set to make a return to the ring.
Ndou, who is based in Australia, announced on SAfm’s Sport On show on Wednesday evening that he was making a comeback to boxing.
The 49-year-old Ndou from Musina in Limpopo is practising law in Australia and is going to make a comeback to the fistic sport to raise funds for South African business owners whose businesses were destroyed during the recent riots.
“I’m making a comeback to boxing. I’m gonna be participating in a number of exhibitions, even real fights. I already have a promoter in Australia who is willing to make this happen. I’m prepared to put my health at risk to save my country of birth,” Ndou revealed on SAfm.
“It’s go to do with the current situation in South Africa. The riots and looting that’s been happening. It’s disheartening and frustrating. It’s the last thing the country needs at this time. I will ask people to assist because it’s gonna take years to rebuild what has been destroyed.”
Ndou has also revealed that he has spoken to former International Boxing Organisation (IBO) middleweight and World Boxing Association (WBA) super-middleweight champion Anthony Mundine about an exhibition fight.
He’s also eyeing a clash with erstwhile World Boxing Organisation (WBO) welterweight king Jeff Horn.
“I’ve already spoken to Anthony Mundine, he is interested. We will have our first exhibition some time around October-November in Australia. Then the next one will be with Jeff Horn,” Ndou said.
Ndou also hopes to get another exhibition bout against American Floyd Mayweather Junior.
“My team will be reaching out to Mayweather as well. We are aiming at having an exhibition with Mayweather in the future. We know Mayweather is all about money. This would generate a lot of money that could assist a lot of South Africans,” he said.
Meanwhile, the former International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior-welterweight, IBO and World Boxing Federation (WBF) welterweight titlist has written an autobiography Tough Love.
And he said that a percentage from the money made from the sale of the book will go towards helping South African business people.
“I recently released a autobiography Tough Love. I will donate a certain percentage towards the revival of the South African economy. The money will go towards assisting all the business people who lost their businesses during the looting,” he said.
