WBO junior-bantamweight world champion Phumelela “The Truth” Cafu has revealed how he almost pulled out a few weeks before his historic fight against Kosei Tanaka due to a shoulder injury.
The nominations for the new Boxing South Africa (BSA) board closed this past weekend, with Acting BSA CEO Tsholo Lejaka telling SABC Sport that they have reached out to all the stakeholders in the sport, including the National Professional Boxing Promoters Association (NPBPA).
Leading South African boxing trainer Colin Nathan is hoping to return two credible world champions to the country with a double-header in Japan next month.
Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture Gayton McKenzie says they are in the process of appointing an Acting CEO at Boxing South Africa to ensure its functionality.
Escalating litigation costs have partly led to the Minister of Sport, Arts, and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, deciding against challenging the ruling of the North Gauteng High Court against Boxing South Africa.
Chairman of the Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts, and Culture Joseph McGluwa is calling for the department and Boxing South Africa (BSA) to act on the missing funds in the entity and, if possible, charge and arrest the people responsible.