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Mesuli Zifo is a veteran boxing correspondent for the Daily Dispatch. He has been covering the sport for over a decade, winning numerous awards including the Boxer Journalist of the Year as well as Chairman's Award for outstanding boxing coverage.
The perception that Duncan Village star Siyabulela Hem will have height disadvantage when challenging Khaya Busakhwe for the SA lightweight title was proven invalid when they met at the premedical examination at Selborne Park on Thursday.
The battles in the ring will determined the winners when Xaba Promotions stage their tournament on Saturday but it is the clash between Asanda Gingqi and Katlego Khanyisa which will go beyond ring action.
It is often said a loss could be a big win in boxing depending on how it was suffered and this does not ring any truer than the case of Chumani “TLB”Thunzi as he plots his ring return this weekend.
The protest of BCM and Sarah Baartman amateur boxing teams against the validity of provincial cadet championships received a boost after the national event was postponed to December.
Golden Gloves Promotions have attributed the removal of Mdantsane’s Siyakholwa Kuse from next Sunday’s Japanese tournament to a change of heart to the organisers.
World class boxing is set to return to the province in big numbers after the provincial department of sports, recreation, arts and culture approved major financial injection to the sport as part of sport tourism
The much-anticipated showdown between Duncan Village’s Siyabulela Hem and Khaya Busakwe will continue as planned next Saturday, with Busakwe’s SA lightweight title at stake.
Buffalo City Metro and Sarah Baartman amateur boxing teams have demanded the exclusion of the provincial team from the upcoming national championships scheduled to be held in October in Kimberly.
SA National Amateur Boxing Organisation (Sanabo) congratulated the gusty performance of the SA team at the Eurasian Daurian Cup despite its two boxers crashing to losses in the preliminary stages in Russia recently.
A flood of questions greeted Sivenathi Nontshinga’s knockout loss against Regie Suganob in their IBF junior flyweight title eliminator in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, in the Philippines on Saturday.
Sivenathi Nontshinga’s quest for a third world title fell flat when he was knocked out in five rounds by Regie Suganob in an IBF junior flyweight title eliminator in Tagbilaran City, Bohol in the Philippines on Saturday.
KuGompo City boxer Sivenathi Nontshinga will engage in a three-pronged mission he faces former victim Regie Suganob in Tagbilaran City in Bohol, Philippines on Saturday.
SA National Boxing Organisation (Sanabo) will field the biggest number of boxers in the eagerly anticipated Steve Tshwete series scheduled to punch off in KuGompo City in November.
Eastern Cape has been dealt another tragic blow after the recent death of former SA featherweight contender Jackie Ndaliso.
The row over the Eastern Cape Amateur championships continued to rage on after the Buffalo City Metro and Sarah Baartman District teams staged a walk out at the finals held in KwaBhaca(formerly Mount Frere) at the weekend.
