Moruti’s Mthalane: From average amateur to world champion
South Africa’s sportsman of the year enjoys his second round on top of the world ring
Nick Durandt
Renowned boxing coach Nick Durandt dies at 53
Durandt’s record in South African boxing is unmatched, having produced 95 champions.
Nick Durandt remembers Ali’s SA visit
A photo of Nick Durandt holding a boxing mitt and Muhammad Ali delivering a mock blow occupies pride of place in the gym of one of SA’s top trainers.
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Mabuza too good for Argentinian tornado
South Africa’s highest-rated boxer, Silence Mabuza, silenced raging Argentinean tornado Damien Marchiano to retain his IBO world bantamweight title with a rousing fifth-round TKO win on Saturday night. Although relatively slightly built, even for the bantamweight division, Marchiano performed more like a raging bull from the Pampas at the opening bell.
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Machimana can win world title, says Berman
South African heavyweight boxing champion Osborne ”Big Daddy” Machimana (29) can go on to win a world heavyweight title. So says Golden Gloves promoter Rodney Berman after the giant from Limpopo smashed former two-time world champion Corrie Sanders to the canvas for the full count on Saturday night at Emperors Palace.
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Mabuza lauded as one of SA’s ‘classiest boxers’
Silence Mabuza showed why he is considered to be South Africa’s finest pound-for-pound boxer, when he halted a game but outclassed Eden Sonsona in the eighth round of their IBO world bantamweight title bout at Emperors Palace on Saturday night.
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Clash of the heavyweights to come
Two of the country’s best heavyweights, Corrie Sanders and Osborne Machimana, will clash at Emperors Palace on February 2 next year, it was announced by promoter Rodney Berman on Tuesday. The tantalising showdown for Machimana’s South African heavyweight title will head a boxing extravaganza.
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Mashaba retains title with killer blow
Thomas ”Merciless” Mashaba showed no mercy to retain his IBO world featherweight title with a ninth-round tko victory over the United States’s two-time former champion Eric Aiken on the Lords of the Ring boxing bill at Emperors Palace on Monday night. Also, Cassius Baloyi gained a narrow revenge victory over Gairy St Clair.
