South Africa’s newest world boxing champion, Thulani Mbenge with two young fans, Gary Marais (4) and Xolani Mabena (4) after he won the IBO welterweight world title. Mbenge knocked out Argentina’s Diego Gabriel Chaves in the seventh round of the headline bout. Photos by: Yolanda van der Stoep
Up-and-coming South African boxer, Rowan Campbell kept his unbeaten record intact when he beat Malkhaz Sujashvili of Georgia by TKO in the eighth round of their international super middleweight fight. On hand to congratulate Campbell on his victory was Peermont’s financial director, Grant Robinson. Photo by: Yolanda van der Stoep
South Africa’s newest world boxing champion, Thulani Mbenge with two young fans, Gary Marais (4) and Xolani Mabena (4) after he won the IBO welterweight world title. Mbenge knocked out Argentina’s Diego Gabriel Chaves in the seventh round of the headline bout. Photos by: Yolanda van der Stoep
South Africa’s Thabiso ‘The Rock’ Mchunu (centre) was in top form knocking out Latvia’s Ricards Bolotniks in the sixth round of their international cruiserweight clash on the undercard of the Bombs Away Box and Dine tournament. Mchunu is pictured here ringside after his victory with Emperors Palace’s complex operations executive, Clive Tavener (left) and Bolotniks, who will now take on Thomas ‘Tommy Gun’ Oosthuizen, in the latter’s comeback to boxing fight, for the ABU cruiserweight title at Emperors Palace.
While IBO Cruiserweight world champion Kevin Lerena wasn’t in action at the event, he was in the audience watching his stablemates from Smith’s Gym, Thulani Mbenge, Rowan Campbell and Thabiso Mchunu notch up impressive victories on the night. The world champ also took time out to meet fellow boxing enthusiasts and pose for photographs between bouts. Lerena (second from left) chatted to Titans Cricket CEO, Jacques Faul, Peermont public relations manager Julie van Wyk and his cousin, jockey star Gavin Lerena.
In the second bout of the Bombs Away Box and Dine tournament Wade Groth took on KZN’s Andile Mntungwa. Groth won the six-round middleweight clash on points. Groth was congratulated ringside by Peermont public relations manager, Julie van Wyk. Photo by: Yolanda van der Stoep
Among the VIP guests who watched Thulani Mbenge become the IBO welterweight world champion was power couple, Kerry and Gerry Elsdon and Emperors Palace’s complex operations executive, Clive Tavener. Mbenge won the vacant IBO welterweight title by knocking out Argentina’s Diego Gabriel Chaves in the seventh round of the headline fight on the Bombs Away Box and Dine bill. Photo by: Yolanda van der Stoep
