OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 11.00AM.
FORMER International Boxing Federation bantamweight champion Mbulelo Botile was too hot to handle at the Carousel on Tuesday night, forcing Filipino Dino Olivetti to throw in the towel at the beginning of the sixth round.
The technical knock-out is another step towards champion status as a fully fledged featherweight since losing his IBF bantamweight title to American Tim Austin last year. The fight was Botile’s second as a featherweight.
Botile delivered the kind of fight expected of him, coming out at full speed and never letting up. His cracking body blows eventually wore Olivetti down and secured Botile’s victory.