Category: Boxing

By Monwabisi Jimlongo In a bid to make sure that he keeps himself busy, South African champion John ‘Section 29’ Bopape has signed a contract to face off against Russian…

KwaZulu-Natal boxer Mapule Ngubane will meet Rushda Mallick from Gauteng again more than a year since they clashed for the then vacant South African female middleweight title. This time around,…

It’s going to be a busy week for the disciplinary committee of Boxing South Africa (BSA) as at least three confirmed cases are scheduled for a sitting at the regulator…

By Monwabisi Jimlongo Getting closer to a world title fight will be the driving force behind Phumelela ‘The Truth’ Cafu’s mission to make sure that Genisis ‘Cobra’ Libranza from the…

Veteran South African boxer Tshifhiwa ‘Atomic Spider’ Munyai has a date with Russian opponent Emir Basirov in Almetyevsk, Russia, on Saturday, 23 September. The 38-year-old Munyai from Makwarela, Limpopo, will…

By Monwabisi Jimlongo Unbeaten world champion Sivenathi ‘Special One’ Nontshinga from East London returns to action against Mexican opponent Adrian Curiel Dominguez in November. Nontshinga, who successfully defended his International…

South African champion Matshidiso Mokatsane from Kroonstad in the Free State overcame Zimbabwean boxer Cicilia Pitisani on Saturday evening. The reigning South African female junior-featherweight champion, who returned to action…

Bafana Bafana have lined up four international friendly matches between September and October, the South African Football Association (SAFA) announced on Saturday morning. Coach Hugo Broos’ boys are going to…

Kroonstad-born South African champion Matshidiso Mokatsane returns to action after almost a year since she last laced her gloves in an official fight. The national female junior-featherweight champion clashes with…

An ancestral calling has forced former South African welterweight champion Mziwoxolo Ndwayana to quit the fistic sport. Ndwayana from Makhanda in the Eastern Cape is now an igqirha after he…