Nkosinathi Joyi 's career all but ended when Filipino journeyman Rey Loreto needed just 106 seconds to destroy him in front of his supporters just a stones’ throw away from his NU 1 home at the Mdantsane Indoor Centre yesterday.
The hall was plunged into silence when Loreto dropped Joyi hard with a similar left hook he had used to knock him out in three rounds in Monte Carlo, Monaco in February last year.
Loreto appeared fresh while Joyi was seemingly befuddled obviously still cowed by the power of the otherwise average Filipino.
When he tried to open up, Loreto landed the left and Joyi went down, obviously hurt. He managed to beat the count but Loreto charged at him and and landed an uppercut to bundle him onto the ropes where referee Tony Nyangiwe saved him from further punishment.
Long after the bout had been stopped, the spectators remained in their seats still shocked beyond belief with how Joyi's world-class career had exploded on his face.
When a sheepish looking Joyi made his exit, the scene resembled a funeral procession and overwhelmed by the occasion a few loyal spectators clapped their hands to acknowledge a career that never reciprocated the obvious talent of the boxer.
Fight promoter Siphatho Handi was too distraught to speak after delving deep in his pocket to try to resurrect Joyi's career. Handi had reportedly paid close to $45000 (over R530000) to entice Loreto to give Joyi the rematch. Some questioned the wisdom of spending so much on a 31-year-old who is obviously on the downslide.
In another clash Siviwe Hasheni wept uncontrollable in the ring following his ninth-round stoppage defeat by Gauteng's Bongani Mahlangu to surrender his SA junior featherweight title.
Hasheni, who was bidding for the second defence, was floored hard in the round by what looked like a punch behind the head.
He managed to beat the count but a Mahlangu uppercut dumped him on the seat of his pants again and while the referee administered the count , the towel came flying in from his handlers.
On occasions the wild swinging Mahlangu landed punches from a southpaw stance.
Hasheni, who is also a left hander, appeared to take control of proceedings when he fought from a distance but it was obvious that his footwork, which often wins him bouts, was letting him down.
Mahlangu was embroiled with a fierce exchange of words with a section of spectators when he gesticulated in their direction while making his way out of the ring.
Once colourful former two-time world junior lightweight champion Mzonke Fana was surprisingly taken to the full distance by unheralded Koos Sibiya but managed to got two of the judges’ nods despite taking some serious punches. Fana was handed a 116-113 result twice while the third judge had Sibiya winning the fight 115-114 to confirm the closeness of the fight.
Fana was a shadow of the boxer who displayed a killer instinct when he knocked out Themba Shicila in his rural village of Qumbu in April last year.
Sibiya was able to bulldoze him around the ring and land good punches while the Cape Town-based veteran only used his vaunted jab to score points with his follow up right hand non-existent.
Sibiya continued to land sweeping right hands to impress one of the judges but his efforts were not fully appreciated by the other two.
Other results: Sinethemba Magibisela W 10 Jetly Purisima (jnr flyweight).
Joyi’s career KO’ed
The hall was plunged into silence when Loreto dropped Joyi hard with a similar left hook he had used to knock him out in three rounds in Monte Carlo, Monaco in February last year.
Loreto appeared fresh while Joyi was seemingly befuddled obviously still cowed by the power of the otherwise average Filipino.
When he tried to open up, Loreto landed the left and Joyi went down, obviously hurt. He managed to beat the count but Loreto charged at him and and landed an uppercut to bundle him onto the ropes where referee Tony Nyangiwe saved him from further punishment.
Long after the bout had been stopped, the spectators remained in their seats still shocked beyond belief with how Joyi's world-class career had exploded on his face.
When a sheepish looking Joyi made his exit, the scene resembled a funeral procession and overwhelmed by the occasion a few loyal spectators clapped their hands to acknowledge a career that never reciprocated the obvious talent of the boxer.
Fight promoter Siphatho Handi was too distraught to speak after delving deep in his pocket to try to resurrect Joyi's career. Handi had reportedly paid close to $45000 (over R530000) to entice Loreto to give Joyi the rematch. Some questioned the wisdom of spending so much on a 31-year-old who is obviously on the downslide.
In another clash Siviwe Hasheni wept uncontrollable in the ring following his ninth-round stoppage defeat by Gauteng's Bongani Mahlangu to surrender his SA junior featherweight title.
Hasheni, who was bidding for the second defence, was floored hard in the round by what looked like a punch behind the head.
He managed to beat the count but a Mahlangu uppercut dumped him on the seat of his pants again and while the referee administered the count , the towel came flying in from his handlers.
On occasions the wild swinging Mahlangu landed punches from a southpaw stance.
Hasheni, who is also a left hander, appeared to take control of proceedings when he fought from a distance but it was obvious that his footwork, which often wins him bouts, was letting him down.
Mahlangu was embroiled with a fierce exchange of words with a section of spectators when he gesticulated in their direction while making his way out of the ring.
Once colourful former two-time world junior lightweight champion Mzonke Fana was surprisingly taken to the full distance by unheralded Koos Sibiya but managed to got two of the judges’ nods despite taking some serious punches. Fana was handed a 116-113 result twice while the third judge had Sibiya winning the fight 115-114 to confirm the closeness of the fight.
Fana was a shadow of the boxer who displayed a killer instinct when he knocked out Themba Shicila in his rural village of Qumbu in April last year.
Sibiya was able to bulldoze him around the ring and land good punches while the Cape Town-based veteran only used his vaunted jab to score points with his follow up right hand non-existent.
Sibiya continued to land sweeping right hands to impress one of the judges but his efforts were not fully appreciated by the other two.
Other results: Sinethemba Magibisela W 10 Jetly Purisima (jnr flyweight).
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