HEALTH SCARE FORCES MAKHANAVU TO PULL OUT OF HADEBE FIGHT
South African female flyweight champion Noxolo Makhanavu is heart broken and has pulled out of her title defence against Simangele Hadebe. Makhanavu was due to meet Hadebe in a TLB…
MAKHANAVU CROSSING FINGERS AS SHE AWAITS BRAIN SCAN RESULTS
Boxing champion Noxolo Makhanavu is crossing her fingers as she is anxiously waiting for results of her brain scan ahead of her South African female flyweight title defence against Simangele…
NATHAN STILL NEGOTIATING WITH HEARN OVER FUZILE-WARD FIGHT
By Monwabisi Jimlongo Negotiations are still continuing between Colin ‘Nomakanjani’ Nathan and Matchroom managing director Eddie Hearn over the International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior-lightweight elimination bout between Azinga ‘Golden Boy’…
‘PRACTISE WHAT YOU PREACH, HARRY’ – SITYATA
By Monwabisi Jimlongo Former world champion Lwandile ‘Angel’ Sityata from Mdantsane is jabbing at Harry Ramogoadi-Manaka and has asked him to practise what he preaches. Welkom-born Sityata said this after…
MAKHANAVU TO SHAKE OFF RING RUST AGAINST HADEBE
By Monwabisi Jimlongo Noxolo Makhanavu was ready to throw the towel and quit boxing because she was ‘fed up’ with the sport, but a call from TLB Boxing Promotions forced…
GOPHENI CONFIDENT OF A NONTSHINGA VICTORY
By Monwabisi Jimlongo The build-up to Sivenathi ‘Special One’ Nontshinga’s fight against Christian ‘The Bomb’ Araneta from the Philippines is characterised by confidence from both camps. This, without a doubt,…
‘AZINGA IS GOING TO BE UNSTOPPABLE’ – NJEKANYE
East London boxing trainer Mzamo ‘Chief’ Njekanye has vowed that his vastly-talented fighter Azinga ‘Golden Boy’ Fuzile is going to be unstoppable once again. Njekanye and Fuzile once formed a…
ARANETA AND TRAINER DETERMINED AHEAD OF NONTSHINGA FIGHT
Knockout artist Sivenathi ‘Special One’ Nontshinga’s pre-fight talk ahead of his clash against Filipino boxer Christian ‘The Bomb’ Araneta seems to have rubbed up the Filipinos the wrong way. Araneta…
INACTIVITY WORRIES KONKCO
By Monwabisi Jimlongo Inactivity continues to give Simphiwe ‘Chain Reaction’ Konkco constant headaches as age is fast catching up with him while fights are difficult to come by. Konkco, who…
NATHAN PULLS NO PUNCHES
By Monwabisi Jimlongo Johannesburg-based trainer Colin ‘Nomakanjani’ Nathan does not care whether boxing people like him or not as long as he is happy with his job. The award-winning boxing…
