11+ hour, 42+ min ago   (446+ words) A flood of questions greeted Sivenathi Nontshinga’s knockout loss against Regie Suganob in their IBF junior flyweight title eliminator in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, in the Philippines, on Saturday. Nontshinga was knocked out in the fifth round and remained prone for…...

6+ day, 53+ min ago   (353+ words) The Eastern Cape has been dealt another blow after the recent death of former SA featherweight contender Jackie Ndaliso. Ndaliso, 63, died after a long illness. Both legs had previously been amputated. He carved a niche in the game when competition…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (531+ words) The row over the Eastern Cape amateur boxing championships continued to rage after the Buffalo City Metro and Sarah Baartman District teams staged a walkout at the finals held in KwaBhaca (formerly Mount Frere) at the weekend. The two districts…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (475+ words) Two Eastern Cape female boxers, Bukiwe Nonina and Namhla Mankayi, travel to Bloemfontein on Thursday in a quest to revive their careers while also keeping their fingers crossed for their Saturday bouts to come to fruition. Mdantsane’s Mankayi will vie…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (771+ words) The 22-year-old man accused of masterminding the murder of former world boxing champion Zolani Tete has claimed the slain boxer was behind a 2025 shooting that left him paralysed. Uzuzole Goqwana made the allegation in his formal bail application before the…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (515+ words) Siyabulela Hem camp has dismissed concerns that it was setting him up for failure by allowing him to jump two divisions to challenge Khaya Busakwe for the SA lightweight title. Hem will face Busakwe at Selborne Park tennis court in…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (719+ words) A street named after slain boxing champion Zolani “Last-Born” Tete in NU12, a monument commemorating his achievements or an annual boxing tournament in his honour are among the legacy projects being considered to preserve the memory of one of SA’s greatest…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (165+ words) Hundreds of mourners are expected to gather at Sisa Sukashe Stadium in Mdantsane on Saturday for the funeral of two-time world boxing champion Zolani Tete. Tete, 38, was fatally shot at his NU17 home in Mdantsane on Friday last week. The Eastern…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (470+ words) Phumlani’s Azasakhe Jamani is so distraught over the cancellation of her SA lightweight title clash against Bonita van Jaarsveldt that she is not sure if she will ever get back in the ring. The fight had been due to take…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (171+ words) Three of the four suspects arrested in connection with the murder of boxing hero Zolani Tete made a brief appearance in the Mdantsane Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Two of the men were arrested in Scenery Park on Sunday and the…...