9+ hour, 43+ min ago   (446+ words) A flood of questions greeted Sivenathi Nontshinga’s knockout loss against Regie Suganob in their IBF junior flyweight title eliminator in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, in the Philippines, on Saturday. Nontshinga was knocked out in the fifth round and remained prone for…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (353+ words) The Eastern Cape has been dealt another blow after the recent death of former SA featherweight contender Jackie Ndaliso. Ndaliso, 63, died after a long illness. Both legs had previously been amputated. He carved a niche in the game when competition…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (531+ words) The row over the Eastern Cape amateur boxing championships continued to rage after the Buffalo City Metro and Sarah Baartman District teams staged a walkout at the finals held in KwaBhaca (formerly Mount Frere) at the weekend. The two districts…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (475+ words) Two Eastern Cape female boxers, Bukiwe Nonina and Namhla Mankayi, travel to Bloemfontein on Thursday in a quest to revive their careers while also keeping their fingers crossed for their Saturday bouts to come to fruition. Mdantsane’s Mankayi will vie…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (771+ words) The 22-year-old man accused of masterminding the murder of former world boxing champion Zolani Tete has claimed the slain boxer was behind a 2025 shooting that left him paralysed. Uzuzole Goqwana made the allegation in his formal bail application before the…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (719+ words) A street named after slain boxing champion Zolani “Last-Born” Tete in NU12, a monument commemorating his achievements or an annual boxing tournament in his honour are among the legacy projects being considered to preserve the memory of one of SA’s greatest…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (165+ words) Hundreds of mourners are expected to gather at Sisa Sukashe Stadium in Mdantsane on Saturday for the funeral of two-time world boxing champion Zolani Tete. Tete, 38, was fatally shot at his NU17 home in Mdantsane on Friday last week. The Eastern…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (171+ words) Three of the four suspects arrested in connection with the murder of boxing hero Zolani Tete made a brief appearance in the Mdantsane Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Two of the men were arrested in Scenery Park on Sunday and the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (242+ words) A number of senior provincial politicians were present at the Mdantsane magistrate’s court for the Zolani Tete murder case. Among senior politicians in court are transport and community safety MEC Xolile Nqatha, sport, arts and culture MEC Sibulele Ngongo and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1054+ words) The Eastern Cape is waiting for President Cyril Ramaphosa to decide whether slain former two-time world boxing champion Zolani Tete will be accorded a state funeral, as the province mourns one of its most celebrated sporting figures. That is according…...