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The ante has just been upped for Tommy Oosthuizen. With a tricky assignment in a fortnight against big-hitting Francisco Sierra, he cannot afford to lose. This is doubly so because US promoter Lou Di Bella, a long-time associate of Rodney Berman, has pencilled him in for two HBO shows in the US in 2012. One

Just 23 and with speed to match his power, Tommy Oosthuizen has become a firm favourite with South African boxing fans. Having recently entered the world top 10, the IBO super-middleweight champion has designs on the big names in the division and is planning a full-blown assault in the next 12 months. The southpaw has

It may be third time lucky for promoter Rodney Berman and Tommy Oosthuizen after securing the services of Mexican hard man Francisco Sierra for the “Grand Slam” bill at Emperors Palace on November 23. In confirming the signing of Sierra for Oosthuizen’s next IBO super-middleweight title defence, Berman reluctantly gave up on Maxim Vlasov and

House fighter Tommy Oosthuizen will be the big attraction on the “Grand Slam” bill at Emperors Palace on November 23 when he defends his IBO super-middleweight title against hard-punching Russian Maxim Vlasov. Announcing the bill this morning, promoter Rodney Berman delivered on his promise to package a high-quality tournament. If Vlasov (21-1) sounds familiar, it’s

Tommy Oosthuizen will have plastic surgery on his eye on Monday following his bruising points win against Aaron Pryor jnr in the US last weekend. This follows an almost farcical sequence of events in America where the ringside doctor never had stitches to attend to the wound. “He then offered to use medical glue, but

In his first foray overseas, Tommy Oosthuizen produced the best performance of his short career to dominate Aaron Pryor jnr in Biloxi, Mississippi on Saturday night. Defending his IBO super-middleweight title, “Tommy Gun” was seldom troubled as he won eight rounds to four, all three judges turning in identical cards of 117-111. After his last

Tommy Oosthuizen is itching to fight and put on a good show this weekend – especially as he was off-form in his last fight against William Gare in June. The unbeaten IBO super-middleweight champion puts his crown on the line in the US this weekend against slick American Aaron Pryor jnr, famously son of the

With less than a fortnight to go to Tommy Oosthuizen’s big fight against Aaron Pryor jnr, reports have come in from the US that the South African’s fight camp is going brilliantly. Trainer Harold Volbrecht was on the phone to Rodney Berman earlier this week, saying that they had settled in well in Biloxi where

Top trainer Harold Volbrecht says everything is on track with super-middleweight star Tommy Oosthuizen ahead of his departure for the US on Friday evening. Oosthuizen and Volbrecht will head straight to Biloxi, Mississippi, venue of his major fight against Aaron Pryor jnr on September 3. Oosthuizen’s IBO super-middleweight belt will be on the line. It