Rustenburg’s Sazisiwe Simon (25) got her professional boxing career off to a victorious start when the judges scored her four-round lightweight fight against Capetonian Yolandi Gelderblom (18) in her (Simon’s) favour. The two debutants faced each other on the undercard and it was the first time two female boxers stepped into the ring during a big fight night at the Palace of Dreams since Laila Ali, daughter of legend Muhammad Ali in 2007. Here the victorious Simon (middle) is pictured with t
The Winner Takes All Box and Dine Tournament at Emperors Palace’s Centre Court on June 11 certainly brought the action and was enjoyed by young and old.
Roarke Knapp produced a tenacious performance to beat Brandon Thysse and win the vacant ABU junior middleweight title. The two met in a revenge bout (Thysse won their first encounter with a knockout in 2019) with Knapp taking home the spoils on this occasion with a split points decision in a fight many pundits billed as one of the best ever seen at the Palace of Dreams.
While boxing fans attending the Winner Takes All Box and Dine Tournament Bill at Emperors Palace were treated to an epic night of action in the ring, boxing legend Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira caused quite a stir in the audience. The former Springbok prop was in the house and had a busy night posing for photographs with fans between bouts and is pictured here with young Benoni residents, Tyron du Plessis (18), Keane Yearham (17) and Ashton van der Merwe (16).
After one of the best fights ever seen at Emperors Palace’s Centre Court Roarke Knapp scored a split points decision to beat Brandon Thysse and collect the ABU junior middleweight belt that was up for grabs. Knapp is seen in the ring with Peermont Hospitality Executive, Dave Milne of Benoni who was on hand to congratulate Knapp on his epic victory. Photos: Yolanda van der Stoep
