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Xaba Promotions blockbuster boxing tournament was already a sizzler but organisers have upped the ante by providing incentives to the winners to generate more interest.
The four-year ban of Mdantsane that boxer Zolani Tete was slapped with after traces of a banned substance, stanazolol, were found in his urine sample, has raised more questions than answers regarding the fairness of anti-doping agencies.
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.
East London boxing promoter Ayanda Matiti has rubbished claims by J4Joy Promotions CEO Arnold Nododile that he was to blame for former world champion Floyd Mayweather pulling out of a visit to SA. J4Joy Promotions organised a boxing tournament which was set to be held at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Sunday (December 18) and has now been repeatedly delayed.
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.
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.
Xolisani “Nomeva” Ndongeni camp admitted that he may have bitten more than he can chew for agreeing to take on dangerous Thai boxer Apinun Khongsong in an international junior welterweight clash at Durban casino in Durban next Thursday.
It was all smiles at the East London magistrate’s court in the camp of boxer Lusizo Manzana after the charges against him and his teammate Sinovuyo Mthintelwa were dropped on Monday. Manzana, Mthintelwa and four others were arrested in East London two weeks ago in connection with charges of possession of a stolen vehicle.