Sive Nontshinga was not only was taken a distance for the first time in his career but he was dropped hard, and survived, Christian Araneta's late rally to win their IBF junior flyweight title eliminator at Boardwalk Casino in Gqeberha, South Africa...
Sive Nontshinga was pleasantly surprised when he came face-to face with his Filipino opponent Christian Araneta at the pre-medical examination on Wednesday at Boardwalk Casino in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth), South Africa ahead of their Saturda...
One of South Africa's best boxing talent Azinga Fuzile will introduce himself to the American boxing audience when he takes on Martin Ward of the UK in an IBF world junior lightweight title eliminator at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas on May 29.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder took some by surprise when he revealed that he would defend the title against previous victim Luis Ortiz. The rematch will take place at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on November 23 in a bout that has generated intere...
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South African boxing commission has threatened to ban Russian boxer Shavkat Rakhimov from ever coming to the country. This after a stash of drugs containing used and sealed bottles, pharmaceutical material including syringes, tubing and drips were fo...
The camp of WBO bantamweight champion Zolani Tete has appealed to organisers of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) to intensify random drug testing to all the participants of the series. Tete who has already started camp preparing to face Russian M...
BOXING managers be warned! Never take a fight for your boxers against a Colin Nathan-trained opponent in May. This after, the South African boxing trainer, Nathan revealed the really reason behind his fighter Hekkie Budler’s stunning win in Japan. Bu...
Hospitalised South African boxer and former world champion Simpiwe Vetyeka received a speedy recovery message from an unlikely source while recovering from a hit-and-run accident. Vetyeka's boxing career hangs in the balance after he was hit by a car...
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YET another high profile boxer has sidestepped fiery WBO bantamweight champion Zolani Tete. This time it is Japanese star Naoya Inoue who has decided to seek a title in another direction rather than challenge Tete even though he had intimated that he...
THE promise of facing his compatriot Roman Golovashchenko in two months time is motivating Dmytro Kucher to leave nothing to chance when he challenges IBO cruiserweight champion Kevin Lerena at Emperor Palace in South Africa on Saturday night. The 32...
AS previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Zolani Tete's mandatory WBO world bantamweight title defence has been rescheduled for April 21 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Tete (26-3, 21 Kos) will defend against Argentinean veteran Omar Narvaez in a resc...
ONCE again the high levels of crime in South Africa may end the career of a promising boxer. This after IBF Intercontinental bantamweight champion Mzuvukile Magwaca was shot during a robbery at his Khayelitsha home in Cape Town recently. According to...
ZOLANI Tete’s highly anticipated WBO world bantamweight title defence against Argentinean Omar Narvaez has been postponed after the South African suffered an injury in training. According to Tete’s manager Mla Tengimfene, Tete suffered a calf injury...
