Boxing
18.1.2019 01:42 pm
Lerena back with a bang after year of setbacks
Injury and an unfounded doping charge has only motivated the IBO cruiserweight to be stronger.
International Boxing Organisation (IBO) cruiserweight champion Kevin Lerena will return to action on March 16 at Emperors Palace near Kempton Park when he defends his belt against Artur Mann from Kazakhstan, and not against Patrick Ferguson as previously announced.
Lerena back with a bang after year of setbacks
Injury and an unfounded doping charge has only motivated the IBO cruiserweight to be stronger.
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SA’s Xolisani Ndongeni beaten by wide margins
The versatile multiple champion experiences a tough night in Las Vegas against Devin Haney.
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After the demise of Budler, SA have only seven world boxing champs
Zolani Tete (WBO) and Moruti Mthalane (IBF) are the only South Africa fighters to hold a belt from one of the major organisations.
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Hekkie Budler quits, Moruti Mthalane saves SA pride in China
Mthalane retained the IBF flyweight belt when Mashiro Sakamoto retired at the end of the tenth round with a badly swollen eye.
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Tough assignments for SA boxers Budler and Mthalane in China
WBA light-flyweight champion Hekkie Budler and IBF flyweight champion Moruti Mthalane both have tough fights ahead of them.
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Legendary Mitchell tells Mchunu: adapt or die
The 30-year-old puts his cruiserweight title on the line this weekend against Tommy ‘Tommy Gun’ Oosthuizen.
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Khonco retains IBO title after doctor orders halt to the bout
The 32-year-old local minimumweight will probably be relieved about that verdict given that he didn’t look particularly comfortable anyway.
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Veteran Walter Dlamini hopes to win SA middleweight title
As undercard for the Tommy Oosthuizen-Thabiso Nchunu showdown, he’ll face an interesting opponent in former MMA fighter Wade Groth.
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Mayweather cancels Japan kickboxing fight
The retired welterweight legend claims he was ‘duped’ into agreeing to fight.
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Defiant Lerena will fight doping charge
South Africa’s cruiserweight champion claims medication to treat his shoulder injury had caused the adverse finding.
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Local boxing rocked by Lerena doping drama
The 26-year-old cruiserweight champion tested positive for a banned substance last month, the WBC has confirmed.
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Wheelchair-bound boxing champ still oozes charisma
Former Transvaal middleweight champion Leo Simelane’s positive approach to life is an example to all who meet him
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SA black boxers continue to thrive in post-apartheid era
Zolani Tete is the latest exponent to take the world by storm.
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Tete hopes to shine in Russia
The experienced, consistent southpaw remains in the running for a big payday at the end of the year.
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It’s a rematch between ‘Tommy Gun’ and ‘The Rock’
Just a few weeks after surprising his opponent, Tommy Oosthuizen will have to prove his win over Thabiso Mchunu was no fluke.
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Can the ‘Tommy Gun’ overcome rust in big weekend bout?
The 30-year-old will be contesting his first fight in the cruiserweight division after 15 months of inaction … against a formidable Thabiso Mchunu.
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Budler claims prestigious award
The bantamweight is only the second South African to receive the honour.
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How SA boxing’s only ‘super’ champ meekly surrendered
In the end, it was pretty much money that stripped Hekkie Budler of his title.
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Buthelezi goes ‘hardcore’ in brilliant display
The result marks the fourth defence of his IBO junior bantamweight title.
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‘Hardcore’ is finally back in the ring
Local boxing fans anxious to see Gideon Buthelezi back in action are in for a treat this weekend.
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Hero Simpiwe Khonco returns home to defend title
The 32-year-old’s improvement in defence and overall confidence should put him in good stead against Filipino opponent Toto Landero.
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History-maker Hekkie Budler approaches legend status
The 30-year-old became the first African boxer to claim three junior-flyweight titles with a momentous win in Japan at the weekend.
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Pacquiao says Matthysse bout to be ‘basis’ for retirement call
Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao says the outcome of his July bout against Argentine Lucas Matthysse will likely determine whether he will hang up his gloves after a storied career.
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Zolani Tete retains WBO title in a lopsided bout
Such was the one-sidedness of the bout that all three judges awarded Tete all 12 rounds in their 120-108 scores.
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Kucher goes high for showdown with Kevin Lerena
The Ukrainian wanted to train in Cape Town for the IBO title fight but realised the thin Joburg air might hamper him.
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Fed up Rodney Berman is done with the ‘Tommy Gun’
The Golden Gloves promoter says he would be ‘mad’ to try and get talented but wayward Tommy Oosthuizen back on track.
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