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Cutting to the chase: Boxing South Africa’s chief executive Tsholofelo Lejaka has landed some impressive punches since his 2016 appointment. Can he restore the sport’s glory? (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
BOXING SOUTH AFRICA

Lejaka knocks boxing back into shape

The chief executive has won praise from the boxing world for protecting boxers’ interests

  • Siyabonga Ngcangisa
5 min read
Troubles: Tommy ‘Tommy Gun’ Oosthuizen (left) did time in jail for being bust with drugs. Photos: Gallo Images
BOXING
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Blood spills outside the ring

Promising boxers have been killed in recent years, with reasons ranging from settling scores to choosing the wrong hangout

  • Siyabonga Ngcangisa
3 min read
No laughing matter: Loyiso Mtya resigned as chief executive of Boxing South Africa after being suspended for corruption.
BOXING

Throw the towel in the boxing ring and grab an oar instead for good governance

There’s a reason why Rowing South Africa is in many ways the opposite of Boxing South Africa.

  • Luke Alfred
6 min read
BOXING

Thobela query prompts relook at SA boxing policies

Boxing South Africa is seeking to form its own policies after its governing body failed at a public apology to former world champion Dingaan Thobela.

  • Wesley Botton
2 min read