/ 16 December 1999

FANA LOSES 12-ROUNDER

SOUTH African junior lightweight champion Zonke Fana on Tuesday night lost a 12-round decision to Dean Pithie for the WBC’s b-grade international title in Coventry, England.

The bout swung the way of Pithie in the eighth round when he dropped Fana for an eight-count.

The South African’s record drops to 11 wins and two defeats.