Hekkie Budler Defends New WBA Crown against Rojas on March 19
SOUTH Africa’s Hekkie Budler will make the first defence of his newly acquired WBA super mini-flyweight title against Nicaraguan Bryon Rojas at Emperors Palace, SA on March 19.
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Zolanti Tete Ready To Face Naoya Inoue in Japan Clash
YET another impressive display by Japanese boxing phenomenon Naoya Inoue and yet another mention of Zolani Tete as his likely foe. The 22 year-old Japanese returned to the ring after almost a year in limbo due to injury to stop Filipino Warlito Parrenas in two rounds to retain his WBO junior bantamweight crown on New Year 's Eve.
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Zolani Tete Picks up Regional Crown With Lopsided Win
Former IBF super flyweight champion Zolani Tete continued his pursuit for another world title after scoring a lop sided points win over Filipino Jether Oliva to pick up a regional title at Orient Theatre in East London, South Africa on Friday. However Tete (22-3, 18 KOs) paid dearly for the win as he aggravate his shoulder and hand injury he had suffered in training days before the fight.
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Vetyeka Returns on 11/28, Possible WBA Eliminator
Former undisputed WBA featherweight champion Simpiwe Vetyeka will return to the ring against Colombian Rudolfo Puente in East London, South Africa on November 28. The fight which is originally scheduled to be the defence of Vetyeka’s WBA International title is being negotiated to be elevated to a title eliminator.
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Argentinean Boxer Stabbed Ahead of Scheduled SA Fight
The promoter of South African boxer Luzuko Siyo is frantically searching for a replacement after original opponent Raul Eliseo Medina of Argentina was stabbed back home just days before he was set to fly into the country. Siyo and Medina were slated to headline a Sijuta Promotions tournament at Wild Coast Sun Casino in Mzamba, SA next Friday.
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Zolani Tete Set To Ink Promotional With Frank Warren
FORMER IBF junior bantamweight champion and South African Zolani Tete is set to sign a multi year promotional contract with top British promoter Frank Warren. Tete and his manager Mla Tengimfene flew to UK this week to meet Warren and engaged in negotiations which brought them closer to penning a contract. Tete reportedly agreed terms which are said to be a three-year deal involving three fights per year starting with a non title fight in UK this December.
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Zolani Tete: I'm The Real Champ, Not McJoe Arroyo
The IBF junior bantamweight belt might have a new owner after Puerto Rican McJoe Arroyo ascended the throne with a technical decision win over Filipino Arthur Villanueva at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas at the weekend but Arroyo’s predecessor Zolani Tete insists that he is still the champion. The South African left-hander dumped the belt into the dustbin when he realised that he would be paid a paltry purse for risking it against the Puerto Rican.
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Team Joyi Lashing Out At Everyone Over Loreto KO Loss
THE camp of former world champion Nkosinathi “Mabhere” Joyi is blaming everyone but the boxer for his first round knock out defeat by Filipino Rey Loreto in Mdantsane, East London, South Africa earlier this year. Joyi was destroyed in less than two minutes after being bundled to the canvas twice forcing South African referee Tony Nyangiwe to stop the fight after the second knockdown without bothering to count. The stoppage which came after Loreto had dropped Joyi on the ropes with an uppercut following a knockdown from a left hook, was greeted with silence by the scores of fans which came to support Joyi as the fight was held just a few metres away from his NU 1 Mdantsane home.
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Very Rare: Berman Blasts Judges For His Fighter Winning
IT is rare for a promoter to criticize an outcome favoring his boxer but that is exactly what Johnny Muller’s promoter Rodney Berman has done after Muller was awarded an undeserved split decision over Mateusz Masternak in their cruiserweight clash at Emperors Palace at the weekend. Muller was floored twice, the second time in the seventh round and literally took punishment throughout the round.
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Simpiwe Vetyeka Chasing Nicholas Walters Showdown
The camp of South African fighter Simpiwe Vetyeka has decided on his next step and it wants him to challenge WBA featherweight champion Nicholas Walters. However Walters' promoter Bob Arum is reportedly reluctant to match the Jamaican against “V12” preferring to let him unify with WBO champion Vasyl Lomachenko instead. Vetyeka got back to the win column when he scored a one sided points decision over Mexican Arturo Santos Reyes in East London last month.
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