Former world champion Hekkie ‘The Hexecutioner’ Budler will attend the boxing tournament at Event City on August 29.
Boxing legend
Budler followed in the footsteps of the legendary Jacob ‘Baby Jake’ Matlala as one of South Africa’s most popular small-weight fighters. Budler, like Brian Mitchell, had an incredible work rate and was very popular.
Budler (born May 18, 1988) held world championships in two weight classes, the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Organisation (IBO) minimumweight titles between 2011 and 2016, and the unified WBA (Super) International Boxing Federation and Ring magazine light-flyweight titles in 2018. He fought as a mini-flyweight and light-flyweight.
Bokke and boxing
Main Boxing Promotions is hosting the Bokke & Boxing tournament, which starts at 17:00 at Event City. The Springboks’ match against the All Blacks at DHL Stadium will be broadcast on a big screen.
Action-packed card
Nyiko Nkuna will box against Peto Kapeto over four rounds in a heavyweight fight, and Jonathan Sam will take on Danny Ngokwey in a four-round cruiserweight fight.
Khayalethu Gabuza and Pieter de Klerk will box in a six-round super middleweight fight.
Pritchard Dube and Zwelakhe Nhlapo will box in a light heavyweight fight over six rounds.
Donjuan van Heerden and Alex Kabangu will box in a light heavyweight fight over six rounds.
Phaphama Rhonorhono will put his South African welterweight title on the line against Jabulani Makhense over 12 rounds.
Bonginkosi Nhlapo’s World Boxing Federation light heavyweight title is on the line against Ayana Mthembu over 10 rounds.
