The funeral service of departed former South African title contender Mfusi Maxhayi is going to be held in Ilitha township, Ntabozuko, in the Buffalo City Metro on Saturday next week.
Maxhayi, who passed away after he was shot in Mdantsane early on Monday morning, was 35 years old. He was once trained by Boyboy Mpulampula at the Enothole Gym in Mdantsane.
Maxhayi, who was a southpaw, was based in Johannesburg where he was a fitness trainer and had only come back to the Eastern Cape for the festive season.
Originally from Ilitha township, Maxhayi is a former Eastern Cape, IBO International and World Boxing Federation (WBF) bantamweight champion.
In September 2015 Maxhayi lost on points to Bongani Mahlangu in his bid to win the South African junior-featherweight title at the Orient Theatre in East London.
