Golden Gloves

Sipho Taliwe retained his WBC International junior-lightweight championship on the undercard of “Grand Slam” at Emperors Palace and in so doing closed the chapter on his rivalry with Jasper Seroka. The two had split a pair of wins before, but Taliwe made no doubt of his superiority as he won easily enough. The judges all

JASPER Seroka is still bitter with how he lost the SA junior lightweight title to Sipho Taliwe two years ago when he appeared to have done enough to win the fight only to be denied by the judges. For two years he has been chasing a return fight against Taliwe to avenge the defeat but

As interest heats up for “Grand Slam” on November 23, Golden Gloves is inviting fans to attend the pre-fight medical and press conference taking place next Friday, November 18, at 12 noon. This is traditionally where boxers size one another up with occasional jousting and fight banter. The following boxers will be in attendance: Zack

Sipho Taliwe may be topping the August 29 bill at Emperors Palace, but the focus is more likely to be on the most intriguing heavyweight fight of them all – Dingaan Thobela against Basil Ray. The African Ring tournament, to be staged in conjunction with Golden Gloves, also features hotshot lightweight Joey Stiglingh and exciting

They call him “Tsunami” and anyone who has seen Sipho Taliwe box will know why. He throws punches at a rate of knots and ranks as one of South Africa’s busiest fighters, boxing from first minute to last, which attests to both his fitness and work ethic. Which is precisely why Rodney Berman, in association

Their first fight ended in a draw. This time, South Africa’s Sipho Taliwe settled matters with a split decision win against Vinvin Rufino of the Philippines to capture the WBC International title. There was an explosive start to the fight as Taliwe twice put Rufino down with short, stiff punches in the opening round. But