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Boyd Allen: Transitioning from MMA Star to IBO All Africa Boxing Contender
Boyd Allen, former MMA star, aims for IBO All Africa boxing glory against undefeated Kagiso Bagwasi at South Africa's 'Fistic Havoc' event on 21 June.
‘Big fight’ awaits Kevin Lerena after easy KO in WBC title defence
Kevin Lerena gave himself the perfect pre-birthday gift on Thursday night by making a successful maiden defence of his WBC bridgerweight title, courtesy of a superb third-round TKO of Ukrainian challenger Serhiy Radchenko in Pretoria.
Kevin Lerena after Serhiy Radchenko knockout victory: 'I can beat anyone'
Kevin Lerena triumphed with a dominant knockout victory over Serhiy Radchenko in Pretoria, defending his WBC Bridgerweight title and hinting at another big fight ahead.
It’s a knockout! SA’s Kevin Lerena too hot to handle for Radchenko in historic WBC bridgerweight title defence
Defending champion Kevin Lerena made South Africa proud by producing a third-round knockout to retain his WBC bridgerweight title on Thursday night.
Kevin 'Two Guns' Lerena promises to knock Ukranian Serhiy Radchenko's sparks out
South African boxing’s ‘blue-eyed boy’ Kevin Lerena stared directly into Serhiy Radchenko as the Ukrainian tried to threaten him during the weigh-in for their WBC bridgerweight world title fight on Thursday night.
SA star Kevin Lerena set for historic WBC bridgerweight title defence against Serhiy Radchenko
WBC bridgerweight champion Kevin Lerena will go in defence of his title for the first time against Ukraine's Serhiy Radchenko at the SunBet Arena Times Square on Thursday.
Nothing to gain and everything to lose as Thabiso Mchunu set to face unknown foe
South African cruiserweight champion Thabiso Mchunu will be out to break his three match losing streak when he comes up agaianst Amador Kalonji at the Sunbet Arena, Times Square in Pretoria on Thursday.
Kevin Lerena determined to beat Serhiy Radchenko at The Reckoning – 'Just business'
Kevin Lerena did not ‘pull any punches’ in his pre-fight press conference ahead of his WBC bridgerweight title bout at The Reckoning, against Serhiy Radchenko in Pretoria.
Thabiso 'The Rock' Mchunu's relishing home comforts ahead of WBC fight at The Reckoning
Thabiso Mchunu, undeterred by his recent setback in Russia, is eagerly preparing for a home turf victory against Amador Kalonji in Pretoria on May 1, as part of The Reckoning undercard.
Kevin Lerena leaving nothing to chance ahead of WBC title defence against Serhiy Radchenko
Kevin Lerena is set to make history as he defends his WBC bridgerweight title against Serhiy Radchenko on May 1st at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, marking the first time the prestigious title is defended on South African soil.
Winning has gotten me to where I am today, says Kevin Lerena ahead of his WBC bridgerweight title defense.
Kevin Lerena will go in defense of his bridgerweight title for the first time since it was relinquished by Lawrance Okolie.
Can SA boxer Kevin Lerena be inspired by the memories of Thulani ‘Sugar Boy’ Malinga’s triumph in WBC title fight?
Kevin Lerena defends his WBC bridgerweight title on May 1 in Pretoria, seeking to channel the spirit of Thulani 'Sugar Boy' Malinga, who made South African boxing history with his own WBC triumph at age 40. Can Lerena overcome recent heavyweight setbacks to write his own legendary chapter?
Kevin Lerena set for explosive WBC bridgerweight title defence against Serhiy Radchenko
Kevin Lerena will take on Serhiy Radchenko for the WBC bridgerweight title at the beginning of May and the fight will be his first title defense since he was named the new champion after holding the interim title.
More lists coming! Gayton McKenzie still on the hunt for irregularities in Covid-19 payments
Gayton McKenzie on Thursday said he would continue his campaign to find out which payments were made incorrectly from the list of Covid-19 beneficiaries.
‘Warrior heart’ Kevin Lerena ‘standing tall in defeat’ despite mom’s passing
Kevin Lerena nearly pulled off a superb comeback win in his heavyweight bout against Australian Justis Huni on Friday night.
‘Warrior heart’ Lerena unlucky to go down after mom’s passing
Fighting at the Riyadh Season ‘Knockout Chaos’ event hosted by DAZN Boxing in Saudi Arabia – on the undercard of the Anthony Joshua-Francis Ngannou clash – Lerena had to put aside the emotion of the death of his mother Belinda, who died on Thursday.
‘With my warrior heart, I tried my best’: Kevin Lerena unlucky to go down against Justis Huni after mother’s passing
With celebrities like Ronaldo, Francesco Totti and Jose Mourinho at ringside, Lerena made an impressive start, dominating the first two rounds.
WATCH: Anthony Joshua 'destroys’ Francis Ngannou, SA’s Kevin Lerena loses on points
Earlier on the under card, South African heavyweight hopeful Kevin Lerena fought bravely but lost on points to Australian heavyweight Justis Huni.