Category: Boxing

Boxing champion Asemahle ‘The Predator’ Wellem has made yet another about turn as he is not going to travel to Russia and fight against unbeaten Russian boxer Pavel Silyagin anymore.…

Having spent more than five years in the junior-bantamweight division, Duncan Village boxer Yanga ‘Showtime’ Sigqibo has now decided to move up to the bantamweight. Sigqibo, who is a former…

After going for a scan on Friday, Lusizo ‘Speedfire’ Manzana’s handlers are now hoping that his shoulder problems will be a thing of the past as he will undergo an…

Philippi-based boxer Lunga ‘Pressure Cooker’ Sitemela’s days as a World Boxing Federation (WBF) junior-lightweight champion are drawing closer to an end. This follows after Sitemela suffered a fourth round stoppage…

Kaya Majeke, who is the treasurer of the National Professional Boxing Promoters Association (NPBPA), revealed during an interview on Umhlobo Wenenefm on Tuesday evening that they wanted Sakhiwe Sodo to…

Siyakholwa Kuse’s first defence of his South African minimumweight title hinges on mandatory challenger Iviwe Mgema challenging him, otherwise the Mdantsane boxer will continue with his international campaign. This was…

In its effort to make sure that acting Boxing South Africa (BSA) chief executive officer Mandla Ntlanganiso is removed from office, the National Professional Boxing Promoters Association (NPBPA) has taken…

Last month’s stoppage win over Tanzanian boxer Khalid Kalama Ally has borne fruits for Siyakholwa Kuse in as far as the World Boxing Council (WBC) ratings are concerned. The 23-year-old…

A date has been set for the funeral of the late South African-born ring official Edward ‘Eddie’ Marshall, who passed away on Friday last week. He was 68. Mitchell’s Plain-born…

By Monwabisi Jimlongo Instead of reminiscing about the best years of his boxing career, Koos Sibiya from Siyabuswa in Mpumalanga harbours too much hatred for the fistic sport, which consumed…