Boxing Sa News Today

Former world champion and darling of SA sport Dingaan "Rose of Soweto" Thobela has been found dead at his Joburg flat after battling illness.

It looks like the months-long running battle between sports minister Zizi Kodwa and boxing promoters over the appointment of a Boxing SA board is nearing an end.

Two government entities said to be supporting the Khanyi Mbau vs Zodwa Wa Bantu boxing extravaganza have denied sponsoring the event .

Last weekend’s South African Boxing Awards ceremony saw seasoned Daily Dispatch boxing journalist Mesuli Zifo being bestowed with a special Chairman’s Award for his coverage of the sport.

Mdantsane boxer Ludumo Lamati remains in a coma in a Belfast hospital after his brutal knockout in Northern Ireland at the weekend.

Eastern Cape boxing world champion Zolani Tete faces the prospect of being knocked out of boxing for a maximum of four years, amid doping allegations, which his team has since confirmed to the Dispatch. The two-time world boxing champion is in a race against time to save his career after he received the devastating news that he failed a drug test for his July bout in the UK.

There are no signs that the drawn-out saga between former Boxing SA (BSA) CEO Moffat Qithi and the regulatory body will end any time soon. BSA announced that it would appeal against the decision of the high court to reinstate Qithi and pay him more than R3m, including interest, after firing him in 2015 for failure to disclose information on his record.

Just weeks after a car accident claimed the life of former SA champion Simpiwe Pamana, another ex-champion, Lwandile Sityatha, succumbed to injuries sustained in a car accident on Friday. The news of Sityatha’s death was announced by Boxing SA after the multiple champion was involved in a hit-and-run accident in Mdantsane a few days ago.

Trainer Bruno Perreira and boxer Sabelo Ngebinyana have been stuck in Namibia for two weeks because that country’s boxing promoter Nestor Tobias has not paid them.

The future of two boxing champions remains unclear with boxing authorities keeping mum on whether action will be taken against them after their arrest for alleged car theft in East London at the weekend. ABU SADC bantamweight champion Lusizo Manzana and African Boxing Confederation bronze medallist Sinovuyo Mthintelwa were arrested together with four others after being found in possession of a stolen vehicle.