In May 6, 1989, South Africa’s “Golden Boy” heavyweight Johnny du Plooy lost to a mountain of a man named Francesco Damiani in Syracause, Sicilia, for the WBO heavyweight title. It was only Du Plooy second loss and while he was bowled over by former heavyweight champion Mike Weaver (L TKO 7) in 1987
Mwelase & DU Plooy – Either Or The Money Or Heading For A Fall!
September 2nd, 2010 by Terry Pettifer“Big Smoke” Welcomes Hurricane And Demolition Man Nearer!
September 1st, 2010 by Terry PettiferSouth Africa heavyweight sensations Johnny “Hurricane” Muller (7-0, with 5 knockouts) and Flo “The Demolition Man” Simba (6-0, with 5 knockouts) are fast running out of opposition and Golden Gloves business associate Art Pelullo, has already been wise enough to discuss the situation with promoter Rodney Berman.
Gideon Buthelezi Could Be Looking At Unbeaten Budler!
September 1st, 2010 by Terry PettiferThere is something about “hometown domination” that few foreign boxing titles can ever quite match! Naturally, when two-superbly conditioned warriors meet for local bragging rights and there’s a championship title throw in as a reward, the Alphabet title gets more than its fair share of international exposure.
Mwelase, Coming in as ‘His Daddy Cool’!
August 30th, 2010 by Terry PettiferHandsome young Bongani “Cyclone” Mwelase (14-0, with 12 knockouts), the instant poet with the gush of a babbling brook, has charmed us, and made us feel that we’re gusts at a pantimome sublime
“Crunch Time Will Electify Thrill-Fetchers!”
August 25th, 2010 by Terry PettiferIBO world welterweight champion Lovemore Ndou arrives back in South Africa this weekend and indications are that his media meeting with Bongani “Cyclone” Mwelase at Emperors Palace’s D’Oreale Grande on Monday at noon could ignite one of the stormiest press conference’s seen in South Africa in years!
“Iron” Mike Was Also Brought Along Slowly -Berman
August 23rd, 2010 by Terry PettiferWhile current heavyweight sensation Flo “The Demolition Man” Simba (6-0, with 5 knockouts) appears to have been criticised in some quarters for fighting what the average, hotdog-chomping boxing fan term “stiffs”
This “Hurricane” Ready To Intensify At Emperors Palace!
August 23rd, 2010 by Terry PettiferConsider 20-year-old Johnny “Hurricane” Muller 7-0-2, with 5 knockouts. One of South Africa’s “hottest” heavyweight prospects since the 1970’s, the lead-fisted Muller has already built up a huge fan base at Emperors Palace
Will “Badman” Bedeman Be South Africa’s Most Exciting Fighter of 2010?
August 23rd, 2010 by Terry PettiferThere is a growing belief among fight pundits that 21-year-old Jason “Badman” Bedeman (12-0-2, with 10 knockouts) is one of the most exciting pound-for-pound fighters in South Africa today.
Bedeman & Simba Face Trying Matches on “Crunch Time” Bill!
August 18th, 2010 by Terry PettiferBoth WBA & IBO Africa lightweight champion Jason “Badman” Bedeman (12-0-2, with 10 knockouts) and local heavyweight sensation Flo “The Demolition Man” Simba (6-0, with 5 knockouts) have searching tests ahead of them on September 18 at Emperors Palace
Berman Slams Branco Milenkovic For Untruthful Alleagations!
August 17th, 2010 by Terry PettiferGolden Gloves Promoter Rodney Berman has “come out fighting” in response to a number of untruthful and malicious allegations attributable to Promoter Branco Milenkovic.
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