Nkosinathi Joyi: record, next fight and profile →
Well known South African promoter Branco Milenkovic has added one more of his fighters to two others involved in IBF sanctioned fights in different countries on the same day indicating its “D DAY” for Branco’s fighters.
Four South Africans are headed for important IBF fights; either title bouts or mandatory eliminators. Promoter Branco Milenkovic on Wednesday announced details of fights involving Nkosinathi Joyi, Moruti Mthalane, Zolani Tete and Takalani Ndlovu. Joyi is the unbeaten IBF mini-flyweight champion and rated by Ring Magazine as No 1 in the world in the division. Mthalane is the IBF flyweight
It’s not exactly a global attraction, but there is a significant amount of interest on the sport’s cult level surrounding Wednesday’s strawweight unification bout between Kazuto Ioka and Akira Yaegashi.
Nkosinathi Joyi’s promoter has rejected the idea of a unification fight against Hekkie Budler. It has been suggested that the IBF mini-flyweight champion and Budler, the IBO champion, should meet, but there seems to be no chance of such a fight coming off.
South Africa's top-rated fighter, IBF mini-flyweight champion Nkosinathi Joyi, has received a much-needed financial lifeline from promoter Branco Milenkovic.
The leading strawweight boxers in the world seem to be giving South Africa’s Nkosinathi Joyi a wide berth.
International Boxing Federation Championship Chairman Lindsey Tucker has denied allegations that Katsunari Takayama who fights under the ALA Promotions banner was the victim of a hometown decision when he lost by a twelve round unanimous decision to Nkosinathi Joyi, the champion from South Africa in East London, South Africa the other day.
After more than a year of inactivity, the IBF's lightest champion, holder of the minimumweight title, Nkosinathi Joyi returned to the ring and he didn't look particularly good against a rare Japanese challenger for this version of the crown.
Nkosinathi Joyi, regarded as South Africa's top pound-for-pound fighter and rated the best boxer in his division in the world by the authorative Ring Magazine, will be in line for a world unification bout if he wards off the challenge for his IBF strawweight title from Japan's Katsunari Takayama in East London on Friday night.
IBF mini-flyweight champion Nkosinathi “Mabere”Joyi will be compensated for the 14months of inactivity by having his purse doubled when he defends his crown against mandatory challenger Katsunari Takayama at Orient Theatre in East London on Friday. Joyi has not tasted action since January 29 when his first bout against Takayama was declared a no contest following an accidental clash of heads that left a cut on the Japanese challenger. The long inactivity robbed him of an opportunity to earn a living but the financial plight he went through will be wiped clean after his promoter Branco Milenkovic and one of the tournament sponsors Eastern Cape Gambling and Betting Board decided to come up with financial strategy to compensate him.