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Qonce fighter among Eastern Cape gold medal winners at national event

The Eastern Cape amateur boxing team underlined the abundance of talent in the province when they dominated the national youth and elite championships in Pretoria at the ...

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Cafu heads for US vowing to upset Rodriguez’s November fight ...

Duncan Village star Phumelela Cafu left for the US at the weekend, determined to upset Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez’s post-unification fight plans after ...

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Ndongeni stopped in Turkey amid confusion over bout length

Confusion over the number of rounds in Xolisani Ndongeni’s bout conspired to hand him a ninth-round stoppage loss against Hovhannes Bachkov at ...

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Ngxeke team working on securing world title shot

  Landile Ngxeke’s handlers believe he is ready to take on the world after he survived a tough challenge from Mexican boxer Eric Gamboa at East London’s Orient Theatre on Sunday evening. Ngxeke was taken through tough rounds by the visitor, who ...
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Ndongeni in big IBA Turkiye boxing event

KwaBhaca boxer Xolisani “Nomeva” Ndongeni will continue his quest to finally get a world title shot when he takes on yet another unbeaten opponent, Hovhannes Bachkov, in a junior-welterweight clash at Rixos Tersane Istanbul in Turkiye on ...
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Gingqi wins ABU title in scrappy bout

  SA junior-lightweight champion Asanda Gingqi added an African Boxing Union title to his collection when he beat ...

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Mexican ‘Pit Bull’ fails to maul Ngxeke into defeat

A Mexican pit bull was on the prowl at East London’s Orient Theatre on Sunday evening, but besides leaving Landile ...

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Ngxeke invokes farewell wishes at Mdantsane premedical

  There was a theme of bon voyage at the Mdantsane Mall when Landile Ngxeke underwent the premedical examination ...

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Ngxeke in do-or-die clash, says trainer

The camp of Mdantsane fighter Landile Ngxeke have described his impending clash against Mexican Eric Gamboa as a ...

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Cafu camp in visa race for US unification clash

Phumelela Cafu’s camp is racing against time to secure a visa for his big US fight in Frisco on July 19. The Duncan ...

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Gamboa team arrives in East London ahead of Ngxeke clash

Mexican boxer Eric Gamboa has underlined his determination to break the hearts of East London fans by beating Landile ...

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Cafu backs Ngxeke to break Japanese grip

Landile Ngxeke has received backing from his former stablemate, Phumelela Cafu, to follow in his footsteps and win a ...

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BSA, promoters to discuss boxers’ purses

Boxing SA has scheduled a meeting with promoters to discuss financial increases promised by sports minister Gayton ...

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Lejaka promises to stick around and fix BSA woes

New Boxing SA CEO Tsholofelo Lejaka has allayed fears that he might jump ship again, as he did five years ago when he ...

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Ngxeke’s medical condition forces postponement of tournament

An unspecified medical condition has led to Landile Ngxeke’s clash against Mexican Eric Gamboa being postponed from ...

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Booi risks SA title shot with non-title bout

Mdantsane's Moyisi Booi will go ahead with his bout next Friday despite new developments which have boosted his SA ...

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Tsholofelo Lejaka appointed CEO at Boxing South Africa again

Boxing South Africa (BSA) has appointed Tsholofelo Lejaka as CEO, the regulator said in a statement on Friday.

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BSA yet to resolve government-funded show fiasco amid new deal

Boxing SA is yet to resolve the fiasco surrounding the downgrading of the government-funded tournament in March amid ...

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Kevin Lerena heads to London's Wembley for heavyweight dust-up

WBC bridgerweight champion Kevin Lerena returns to the heavyweight class next month on a massive card at the Wembley ...

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Ngxeke out to break Japan’s grip on bantamweight division

Landile Ngxeke will go into next Friday’s double regional title clash against Eric Gamboa with a mission to break the ...