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Johannesburg – Former IBF strawweight champion Nkosinathi Joyi will be fighting for the vacant IBO junior flyweight crown at Emperors Palace on February 15, Golden Gloves promoter Rodney Berman said on Friday.
The opponent of the IBO's third-ranked Joyi, who was at one stage considered the country's top pound-for-pound boxer, had still to be finalised, with either of Mexico's Moses Fuentes or Pedro Guevara, both rated ahead of the South African, the most logical choice.
But the IBO's sanctioning of title contenders was unpredictable, as was evident by South Africa's Sipho Taliwe, rated 43rd by the IBO, challenging Indonesian Daud Yordan for the organisation's lightweight title at the Metro Centre in Perth on December 6. [Click Here To Read More]
The opponent of the IBO's third-ranked Joyi, who was at one stage considered the country's top pound-for-pound boxer, had still to be finalised, with either of Mexico's Moses Fuentes or Pedro Guevara, both rated ahead of the South African, the most logical choice.
But the IBO's sanctioning of title contenders was unpredictable, as was evident by South Africa's Sipho Taliwe, rated 43rd by the IBO, challenging Indonesian Daud Yordan for the organisation's lightweight title at the Metro Centre in Perth on December 6. [Click Here To Read More]