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SCORES of people lined the streets of East London, South Africa as Simpiwe Vetyeka, made his triumphant return from Australia where he caused one of the big upsets of the year by scoring a six rounds stoppage victory over previously undefeated Indonesian Chris John to take his WBA featherweight crown at Metro City, Perth Australia last Friday.
Cars blared horns while sirens of traffic police reverberated through the city as a convoy of cars stretching about a mile from the East London Airport accompanied Vetyeka and his team on its way to the City Hall for an official welcoming by the local government.
With boxing fans ululating and chanting slogans and songs, the scene was in contrast to the sombre atmosphere which had engulfed the province following the death of liberation leader Nelson Mandela a day before Vetyeka's historic win. [Click Here To Read More]
Cars blared horns while sirens of traffic police reverberated through the city as a convoy of cars stretching about a mile from the East London Airport accompanied Vetyeka and his team on its way to the City Hall for an official welcoming by the local government.
With boxing fans ululating and chanting slogans and songs, the scene was in contrast to the sombre atmosphere which had engulfed the province following the death of liberation leader Nelson Mandela a day before Vetyeka's historic win. [Click Here To Read More]
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