TYIRHA CLASHES WITH ‘HARD HITTER’
Yet another opponent from the Philippines for vastly-talented Nhlanhla “Mount Kilimanjaro” Tyirha as he is going to clash against Esneth Domingo next month. Tyirha, who won the South African junior-flyweight…
BOPAPE OUT TO TAME AND STOP MHLONGO
Title challenger John ‘Section 29’ Bopape is confident that he is going to defeat Nkululeko ‘Bulldog’ Mhlongo again just like he did in February last year. The 30-year-old Bopape from…
FORTUIN, SIMWAKA SET TO MEET, AGAIN
Eastern Cape female boxer and current South African bantamweight champion Sharadene Fortuin will return to the ring later next month. Fortuin is scheduled to fight against Ellen Simwaka from Malawi…
TENGE WANTS TO MAKE KOZIN PAY
By Monwabisi Jimlongo Serious training business continues as Gqeberha-based boxer Noni Tenge carries on with her preparations for next month’s fight against Ema Kozin from Slovenia. Tenge and Kozin will…
MUNYAI, KOMANISI ITCHING TO FACE EACH OTHER
South African lightweight champion Tshifhiwa ‘Atomic Spider’ Munyai and Lusanda ‘Mexican’ Komanisi cannot wait to have a go at each other inside the ring and show who is the best…
JULY DATE FOR MAGWAZA
After stopping Sanele Maduna in the second round in his comeback fight in Johannesburg on Thursday last week, Mzuvukile ‘Old Bones’ Magwaza is now set to lace his gloves again…
MPONTSHANE, MTSHOTSHISA GO SEPARATE WAYS
The ‘marriage’ between former South African champion Phila Mpontshane and his manager Andy Mtshotshisa has come to an abrupt end. This was confirmed by the Mdantsane-based former national junior-lightweight champion…
BLOEMFONTEIN BOXING DROUGHT TO COME TO AN END
The fistic drought is over as boxing returns to Bloemfontein in the Free State on Friday after an absence of almost five years. Bloemfontein has not hosted a boxing tournament…
LANDO OVERCOMES DUKU TO WIN ABU BELT
South Africa-based Angolan boxer Hanriques Lando is the new African Boxing Union (ABU) SADC welterweight champion. This comes after Lando stopped Bonke Duku in the ninth round at the Orlando…
FURY SMASHES WHYTE
World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Tyson ‘The Gypsy King’ Fury took six rounds before dispatching Dillian Whyte in front of 94 000 spectators at the Wembley Stadium in England…
