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Hekkie Budler transitions from boxer to commentator and analyst

Retired former multiple-weight world boxing champion Hekkie “Hexecutioner” Budler has joined Boxing 5 Promotion as a ...

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Dingaan Thobela’s legacy to be kept alive

Two deserving applicants for the Dingaan Thobela Bursary will be announced in September, Rodney Berman has announced.

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Kevin Lerena to challenge WBC bridgerweight champion Lawrence Okolie

Boxing warrior Kevin "Two Guns" Lerena will be involved in a history-making bout when he challenges World Boxing ...

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Thysse, Makondo eye vacant middleweight title

Shervantaigh "SK" Koopman has relinquished his South African junior-middleweight boxing title just after two successful ...

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Remembering 'fight of the century': how boxing helped fight racism

Too little recognition is given to the sport of boxing yet a number of yesteryear boxers such as Muhammad Ali, Mpush ...

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‘Future bright’ for Bonita van Jaarsveld after earning respect in German bout

South African lightweight boxing champion Bonita van Jaarsveld's journey to Germany last weekend ended in a points loss ...

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Lowdown on how matchmakers in boxing go about their business

It is difficult to build a fighter a promotion company believes can go to world-class level and potentially beyond ...

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Nathan’s goal with new fighter Cafu is to fulfil his world champ dream

South African junior bantamweight boxing champion Phumelela "The Truth" Cafu says he is ready to face fire from "some ...

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Boxing fraternity pays tribute to ‘great, humble’ Dingaan Thobela

Dozens of prominent boxing figures, celebrities from the music and sporting industry, and politicians paid a fitting ...

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‘Life can be so cruel’: boxing community devastated by death of Dingaan Thobela

The fight fraternity has reacted with shock to the news that South African boxing legend Dingaan “The Rose of Soweto” ...