Southerners to compete in final boxing tournament
Repeat or Revenge will take place on December 8 at Emperors Palace.
IT’S always going to be a tough call for the pugilists to choose between Tommy Oosthuizen and Thabiso Mchunu to predict the winner for the cruiserweight contest this coming Saturday.
The final boxing tournament, Repeat or Revenge, for on the calendar for Golden Gloves Promotions (GGP)/AfricanRing will take place on December 8 at Emperors Palace. Boxing will start at 8pm and doors will open at 7pm.
The much-anticipated rematch for the African Boxing Union (ABU) Cruiserweight belt between Oosthuizen, who walked away with the laurels a few months ago, and Mchunu will highlight a boxing year in which spectators have been entertained by GGP’s close contests that they have put forward for the boxing fraternity.
The different styles these two top South African boxers bring to the ring make it even more difficult to predict a winner for the evening. As in the first fight between them where Oosthuizen was victorious, it could just as well be Mchunu’s night. And as everyone knows, it just takes one punch and the fight is won.
The bill also includes International Boxing Organisation (IBO) welterweight champion Thulani Mbenge’s toughest test to date against Miguel Vasquez for the belt.
Photo: Annette van Schalkwyk
Having said that, it takes us to the young blood who has been making a name for himself in the ring in the likes of Ricardo Malajika, boxing under the watchful eye of former boxer Anton Gilmore who also hails from the South. Malajika has just come onto the professional scene and is already making big waves in the bantamweight division. He will take on Teboho Makwala over four rounds.
The other bouts are: In the junior-middleweight division Boyd Allen will go up against Wynand Muller over six rounds.
Southerners Wade Groth from trainer Raymond Cerfonteyn will have a face-off with Walter Dlamini from the Hunter gymnasium for the South African middleweight title over 12 rounds.
Warren le Roux from Box Office will get his chance against Keaton Gomes in the heavyweight division over six rounds.
To book your seat contact Jeff Ellis on 078 457 3030 or AfriRing@tiscali.co.za Sanctioned by Boxing South Africa (BSA).
Photo: Annette van Schalkwyk
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