CHAUKE HOPING FOR MORE ACTION THIS YEAR
Having last fought when he outpointed Luyanda Ntwanambe in Gqeberha in April 2021, veteran boxer Jackson Chauke is hoping to get more fights this year. The South African and World…
RELIEF AS TRAVEL BAN IS LIFTED
Boxing trainer Sean Smith is relieved after last Friday’s lifting of travel restrictions, which the Joe Biden regime had imposed on Southern African countries because of the COVID-19 variant called…
IOKA DEFENDS WBO TITLE
Kazuto Ioka successfully defended his World Boxing Organisation (WBO) junior-bantamweight title at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday. The 32-year-old Ioka outpointed his Japanese compatriot Ryoji Fukunaga…
MTEKWANA, DAMOYI DISMISS DIVISIVE CLAIMS
Vuyolomzi Mtekwana and Velile Damoyi have vehemently denied that they tried to drive a wedge between Phila Mpontshane and his manager Andy Mtshotshisa. Instead, both Mtekwana and Damoyi have insisted…
DATE SET FOR BOXER’S FUNERAL
Departed Matwabeng-born boxer Anthony Maloisane, who passed away aged 30 on Christmas day, is going to be buried in Kroonstad on Wednesday, 5 January. Maloisane, a former African Boxing Union…
FREE STATE BOXER DIES
Senekal-born boxer Anthony Maloisane, who was based in Gauteng, has passed away. He was 30. Maloisane, an African Boxing Union (ABU) SADC junior-lightweight champion, passed away on Christmas day. The…
FORMER KZN BSA BOSS PASSES AWAY
Former KwaZulu-Natal Boxing South Africa (BSA) provincial manager Les Andreasen has passed away. Andreasen, who started as a boxing official since 1964, is a 2018 Special Achievement award recipient. Andreasen…
CASIMERO PROHIBITED FROM FIGHTING AGAINST YOUTUBER
The World Boxing Organisation (WBO) has barred bantamweight champion Johnriel Casimero from fighting against YouTube star Jormiel Labador Fitness on Tuesday, 28 December. The WBO’s amended resolution makes it clear…
NO FESTIVE BREAK FOR MCHUNU
There’s no festive break for world title hopeful Thabiso ‘The Rock’ Mchunu as he is preparing for his fight against Ilunga Makabu in the new year. Mchunu challenges World Boxing…
SA CHAMPION ROUX DREAMS BIG
Boxing champion Juan Roux has revealed that he has achieved the first two steps in his grand plan to rule the world heavyweight division. Roux’s plans included winning his debut…
