Mdantsane Indoor Centre, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa - Mzonke Fana can, at the age of 39, suddenly be looking forward to a few more profitable fights. And the veteran’s promoters will also be shopping around for reputable opponents for...
Former IBF junior featherweight champion Takalani Ndlovu has moved up two divisions to fight in the junior lightweight ranks. Gert Strydom, who has been training Ndlovu for three years, says the move was long overdue. “It won't be a problem; he ca...
The on-paper reading suggests a far fall from grace for Takalani Ndlovu. Beginning with his title losing effort to in-country rival Jeffrey Mathebula, the South African has now lost three straight and – at age 35 – appears to have seen his best days....
By Jake Donovan - Jeffrey Mathebula and Vusi Malinga are now back in the title picture after scoring separate decision wins Saturday evening in Johannesburg, South Africa. Both fighters were forced to sit on humbling stateside losses for eight and...
Former IBF super bantamweight champion Jeffrey Mathebula, who lost in his title in a gutsy twelve round unanimous decision to “Fighter of the Year” Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, returns to the ring to face the fighter from whom he won the titl...
Respected international, award-winning boxing promoter Branco Milenkovic has blasted the Texas Commission for preventing the IBF from appointing any officials for the recent IBF junior featherweight eliminator in which Mexico’s Alejandro Lopez won a...
El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas - Welterweight contender Brad Solomon (19-0, 7KOs) was dropped twice in the first round and the fight appeared to be on the verge of being stopped, but he survived, regrouped and fought a war with hard-puncher...
El Paso, Texas --- (L-R) ALEJANDRO LOPEZ of Mexico and TAKALANI NDLOVU weigh in ( Lopez - 121.75 lbs, Ndlovu 121.25 lbs) for their upcoming 12-round IBF Super Bantamweight Eliminator bout on Top Rank's exciting fight card at the El Paso County Coli...
This Saturday at the El Paso, County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas - super bantamweights Takalani Ndlovu (33-7, 18KOs) and Alejandro Lopez (23-2, 7KOs) will collide in an IBF title eliminator. They came face to face at the final press conference held on...
Trainer Gert Strydom and his boxer Takalani Ndlovu (33-7, 18KOs), the former IBF Super Bantamweight Champion, arrive from South Africa and check in to The Camino Real Hotel in El Paso, Texas for his elimination bout with Mexican contender Alejandro L...
WBO and WBC Diamond Belt super bantamweight/junior featherweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire’s decision to relinquish the International Boxing Federation title has resulted in the IBF lining up contenders for the vacant 122 pound tit...
Four South Africans are headed for important IBF fights; either title bouts or mandatory eliminators. Promoter Branco Milenkovic on Wednesday announced details of fights involving Nkosinathi Joyi, Moruti Mthalane, Zolani Tete and Takalani Ndlovu....
Well known South African promoter Branco Milenkovic plans to schedule a rematch between former IBF champions Jeffrey Mathebula, who lost his WBO super bantamweight title to WBO champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash’ Donaire at the Home Depot Center in...