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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.
Duncan Village prospect Amila “Auditor General” Gongqa has thrown down the gauntlet on SA featherweight champion Lindelani Sibisi to defend the title against him.
KuGompo City boxing promoter Xolani Jamani said the award he received at the Komani Community Sports Awards ceremony would motivate him to bring more tournaments to Chris Hani municipality region.
The camp of recently vanquished former SA champion Asanda Gingqi will stick by him in a bid to bring him back after his devastating knockout loss at the weekend.
The camp of female boxer Okuhle Mthi has lodged a complaint to Boxing SA over her loss to Nozwelethu Mathontsi at Hope Schools in Summerpride, KuGompo City at the weekend.
Siyabulela Hem’s stunning knockout win over Khaya Busakwe was not only a validation for his promoter Xaba Promotions but a perfect birthday present.
Newly crowned WBC champion Ricardo Malajika is receiving a flood of congratulations across SA boxing for his stunning win in Japan at the weekend.
Siyabulela Hem spectacularly redeemed himself by knocking out Khaya Busakwe in five rounds to wrest his SA lightweight title at Hope Schools in Summerpride, KuGompo City, on Saturday night.
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.
