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1 week ago | 
dailydispatch.co.za | Mesuli Zifo |Alan Eason
Mixed reactions to Hem’s world youth title win Duncan village fighter on backfoot for much of the clash against Ghana’s Zile Premium By MESULI ZIFO - 13 April 2025 There were mixed opinions on whether Duncan Village rising star Siyabulela Hem had deserved the unanimous decision win he was handed in his WBO youth junior-featherweight title clash against John Zile of Ghana at the Abbotsford Christian Centre in East London on Friday...
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
dispatchlive.co.za | Mesuli Zifo
BSA yet to take action over Eastern Cape trio’s Tanzanian bouts Premium By MESULI ZIFO - 17 January 2025 Boxing SA is yet to take action against three Eastern Cape boxers who sneaked out of the country to fight in Tanzania in December...
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
dispatchlive.co.za | Mesuli Zifo
Underdog Batyi unfazed by Sibisi, Khuzwayo challenges Premium By MESULI ZIFO - 17 January 2025 The jostling by challengers for Zolisa Batyi’s title does not faze his camp as he chases a remarkable fifth defence at East London’s Orient Theatre on April 27...
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
dispatchlive.co.za | Mesuli Zifo
‘Chance delayed is chance denied’ for Sizani Boxer removed from SA light-heavyweight ratings Premium By MESULI ZIFO - 14 January 2025 Komani boxer Luvuyo Sizani’s management have complained bitterly over his removal from the SA light-heavyweight ratings, after having spent months as the only ranked contender in the division without fighting for the vacant title...
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
dispatchlive.co.za | Mesuli Zifo
Batyi to face Sibisi after Khuzwayo dispute Fight scheduled to take place at East London’s Orient Theatre in April Premium By MESULI ZIFO - 13 January 2025 Zolisa Batyi’s camp has struck a deal with Lindelani Sibisi to challenge him for the SA featherweight title after a breakdown in negotiations with Lindokuhle Khuzwayo...
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
dispatchlive.co.za | Mesuli Zifo
Mthi aiming to get big fights after upset win Premium By MESULI ZIFO - 11 January 2025 Women’s boxing may be in the doldrums, but rising star Okuhle Mthi is aiming high after becoming a front-runner for the female upset of the year title by beating SA champion Nozwelethu Mathontsi in November...
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
dispatchlive.co.za | Mesuli Zifo
East London promoters in war of words over SA title bout Challenger Khuzwayo’s purse and his time of arrival from Johannesburg among issues in row about fight against Batyi Premium By MESULI ZIFO - 09 January 2025 A dispute has flared up between East London promoters over the SA featherweight title defence by champion Zolisa Batyi against Lindokuhle Khuzwayo of KwaZulu-Natal scheduled for the city in April...
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
dispatchlive.co.za | Mesuli Zifo
Bungu leads tributes for Duncan Village hero Batala Premium By MESULI ZIFO - 08 January 2025 Tony Batala’s boxing career was overshadowed by the fight which never took place between him and eventual boxing legend Vuyani Bungu, who paid tribute to his fallen rival...
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
dispatchlive.co.za | Mesuli Zifo |Kabelo Mokoena
STEPPING IN: SA sports minister Gayton McKenzie. The drawn-out legal stand-off which plunged boxing into a crisis involving the sports ministry, promoters and Boxing SA has ended, after the warring parties agreed to work towards stabilising the sport. The undertaking was taken after sports minister Gayton McKenzie engaged in numerous meetings and consultations with the National Professional Boxing Promoters Association (NPBPA) before announcing the new BSA board in December.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
dispatchlive.co.za | Mesuli Zifo
East London boxer Asemahle Wellem will return home with his head held high despite suffering an eighth-round stoppage loss to Conor Wallace in a WBA Oceanic light-heavyweight title fight in Brisbane, Australia, on Wednesday. Fighting in the division for the first time as he normally campaigns in the super-middleweight where he is the reigning SA champion, Wellem, from Chintsa, held his own and stole some rounds against the big, Irish-born Australian favourite.
