On Thursday, June 30, Edenvale resident and musician Garth Taylor will step into the boxing ring to fight for children battling cancer.
Garth has chosen to support the Little Fighters Cancer Trust, a childhood cancer charity which offers individualised and practical support to children fighting cancer, and their families, across South Africa.
Garth’s fight will form part of the White Collar Boxing 14 event which will take place on Thursday night at Scarlett Ribbon in Stoneridge Shopping Centre.
“After having my sister, Joanne, taken away from me by cancer, I have even more of a soft spot toward people who are fighting cancer.
“Having watched what she went through as an adult fighting this disease, I can only imagine how much worse it is for children who are suffering from cancer, to fight this battle,” Garth said.
“I figured, how bad can it be? Me, stepping into the ring and getting punched around for children who are fighting for their lives every single day.
“I might as well see what I can do, if not through my singing, then by getting into the ring and doing something more exciting, so that people and companies pledge money and hopefully we can raise enough funds to help these little kids. I see cancer as a big bully hurting these children, and that is what I will be fighting.”
Pledges and donations for the fight will be administered via an online fund-raising platform, which went live on various social media platforms on Friday.
Doors to the event open at 7pm and tickets cost R100 each.
