PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE CHAIR CONCERNED ABOUT QITHI CASE
By Monwabisi Jimlongo Parliament’s portfolio committee on sport, arts and culture is concerned about the legal losses Boxing South Africa (BSA) suffered at the hands of Moffat Qithi, the boxing…
MAHLANGU STOPS MZIMELA
Bongani Mahlangu proved once again that age is nothing, but just a number as he successfully made the first defence of his South African junior-featherweight title at the SABC’s Renaissance…
SOMETHING MISSING IN BUDLER’S COLLECTION
By Monwabisi Jimlongo For all the world titles that he has won in his professional boxing career, there’s still something that is missing in Hekkie ‘Hexecutioner’ Budler’s belt collection. South…
WINNING BELT EXCITES ZIQUBU
For Bathabile Ziqubu winning the World Boxing Federation (WBF) Africa female junior-bantamweight title was more like an atonement for failing to win the South African crown. Ziqubu, who is trained…
MAGWAZA DEFEATS CHIMKWAPULO
Sanele Magwaza defeated Malawian Grey Chimkwapulo to become the new World Boxing Federation (WBF) Intercontinental junior-featherweight champion during a fight held at the Wells Estate Multipurpose Centre in Gqeberha on…
EX-WORLD CHAMP KRIEL FACES INDIAN
DeeJay Kriel’s quest to return to the top has taken him to a fight against Indian boxer Sandeep Kumar in Johannesburg early next month. Kriel, a former International Boxing Federation…
BSA ASKS FOR CONDONEMENT IN QITHI MATTER
By Monwabisi Jimlongo Following a number of defeats inflicted by Moffat Qithi on numerous legal platforms, Boxing South Africa (BSA) has now asked the Constitutional Court for condonement after the…
RAP SECURE VENUE FOR NONTSHINGA, SUGANOB FIGHT
East London boxing promotional outfit Rumble Africa Promotions (RAP) has secured a venue for International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior-flyweight champion Sivenathi ‘Special One’ Nontshinga’s title defence against Regie Suganob from…
THAI OPPONENT FOR BUDLER
By Monwabisi Jimlongo South Africa’s most successful boxer Hekkie ‘Hexecutioner’ Budler has secured a keep-busy fight against Kitidech Hirunsuk from Thailand. Budler faces the 20-year-old Thai boxer at the UNISA…
IBF OFFICIALLY CANCELS PURSE BID
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) officially cancelled the purse bid for the world title fight between champion Sivenathi ‘Special One’ Nontshinga and challenger Regie Suganob from the Philippines. The purse…
