Carr promises Baby Jake 'KO tribute'

Phil Nyamane|Published

All Africa junior lightweight champion Stephen Carr intends paying tribute to retiring World Boxing Union junior flyweight champion Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala by ...

Tricky decision looms for lightweight champ

Phil Nyamane|Published

National lightweight champion Martin Jacobs has a lot of thinking to do as he prepares to make a significant decision on his career, writes Phil Nyamane

Tshehla blows chance of world title attempt

Phil Nyamane|Published

Promoter Branco Milenkovic of Branco Productions appears to have second thoughts of staging a "world" title double-header in Britain. He is unimpressed with the ...

Rose can still bloom again, if he trains hard

Phil Nyamane|Published

Three-time world champion Dingaan Thobela is not out of the ring, despite his eighth-round technical knockout by World Boxing Council super-middleweight champion ...

Welterweight Carr made a noise with his fists

Phil Nyamane|Published

All Africa junior welterweight champion Stephen Carr has scored an the important victory on the undercard of "Baby Jake" Matlala's five-round destruction of Mickey ...

Baloyi, Ndou to bring the roof down

Phil Nyamane|Published

The long wait is over. The country can brace itself for a much-sought after bout when Philiip "Time Bomb" Ndou and Cassius "Hitman" Baloyi - two local reigning world ...

SA's fighters are 'cannon fodder'

Phil Nyamane|Published

The interim South African National Boxing Control Commission is like a toothless bulldog because some of its powers have been usurped by the provincial commissions, ...

Malinga destroys Mthembu in five rounds

Phil Nyamane|Published

Peter Malinga was like a steam engine when he dropped KwaZulu-Natal's Mthokozisi Mthembu three times, prompting the referee to stop the slaughter under the three ...

Berman deal could benefit Corrie Sanders

Phil Nyamane|Published

Corrie Sanders, the former World Boxing Union heavyweight champion, stands to benefit from a business partnership Rodney Berman has entered into with American promoter ...

Ledwaba and Botile won't fight it out

Phil Nyamane|Published

Golden Gloves Promotions have allayed the fears of their fighters as well as followers of boxing by disclosing that they do not intend matching two popular local ...

Ramoni won't get a chance to show his skills

Phil Nyamane|Published

Super-bantamweight Simon Ramoni's International Boxing Organisation title has been revoked by the world body before the country could fully appreciate his skills ...

Maisa vs Mabuza set to enthral fight fans

Phil Nyamane|Published

Not since Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala faced Masibulele "Hawk" Makepula in a world title fight has a local bout generated as much interest as that between Johannes ...

Makambi gets another try at beating Joval

Phil Nyamane|Published

East London-based fighter Mpush Makambi is about to get a chance to regain his International Boxing Organisation middleweight title from Raymond Joval in Holland, ...

Rahman-Lewis rematch is almost in the bag

Phil Nyamane|Published

A 'phenomenal' financial offer by an American cable televion network has virtually secured Lennox Lewis a return match against world heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, ...

Rahman peaking, but flaws showing through

Phil Nyamane|Published

Heavyweight challenger Hasim Rahman, having his first public workout at Carnival City's Big Top Arena, is peaking but he still has glaring flaws which raised fears ...

'Rahman will go down in the 4th round'

Phil Nyamane|Published

World heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis will express his invincibility by knocking out challenger Hasim Rahman in the fourth round, assures his ring-savvy American ...

Makambi given a chance to regain IBO title

Phil Nyamane|Published

The winner of the 10 rounds non-title middleweight bout between southpaw Mpush Makambi and Anthony Van Niekerk at Carnival City on May 9 will face International ...

Van Niekerk-Makambi showdown on the cards

Phil Nyamane|Published

Although contracts have not yet been signed, South African middleweight champion Anthony Van Niekerk will, in principle, face former International Boxing Organisation ...

Mbulelo Botile has everything to fight for

Phil Nyamane|Published

Former International Boxing Federation bantamweight champion Mbulelo Botile will attempt to take the IBF featherweight crown from Paul Ingle in London in what could ...