Golden Gloves

10/01/2025

Rising Titans, the four-man light-heavyweight tournament slated for March 1, has been given an unexpected boost. Bryan Thysse and Bonginkosi Nhlapo, the top two contenders, will now contest the vacant SA championship in the one bout for a big R100 000 prize for each. This will be a rematch of their....

19/12/2024

2025 will be an exciting year for Golden Gloves.

Asked whether his faith conflicted with boxing, Zain Karriem stopped a moment to gather his thoughts. His daughter Saarah, like him a Muslim, has been a long-time fighter, but a licence to box professionally in the new year beckons. Karriem conceded that their religion doesn’t allow someone to be ...

17/12/2024

Partnership of note! Watch this space!

Nivi Grogor, the visionary founder of iME, is on a mission to revolutionize the world of sports entertainment through cutting-edge digital engagement. With a background steeped in technology and a passion for enhancing user experiences, Grogor saw an exciting opportunity to merge iME’s innovative ...

14/12/2024

Two trainers. Two stables. Two cities.

Two trainers. Two stables. Two cities. Damien Durandt and Matt Leisching are among South Africa’s best emerging boxing trainers, united in their ambition to produce champion fighters. Although Leisching now calls Cape Town home, both he and Durandt grew up in Johannesburg. Durandt was in the spotl...

12/12/2024

Saarah Karriem joins Golden Gloves.

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10/12/2024

Brian Mitchell honored by the WBC.

By Boxing Bob Newman Former WBA and IBF Junior lightweight champion Brian Mitchell received an honorary belt from the WBC today during the opening of their 62nd annual convention in Hamburg, Germany. Mitchell held his other titles during the apartheid era in his native, South Africa. As a result, he...

09/12/2024

Wow....

Lennox Lewis has a dream. In partnership with Golden Gloves, the former world heavyweight champion wants to find and unearth a world class heavyweight from Africa and polish him into a champion. Lewis was in South Africa this week to renew a partnership that began 25 years ago when Adrian Ogun, Lewi...

07/12/2024

What a night! What a fight.

Beaven Sibanda and Siya Kuse promised a battle royale when they fought. It turned out even better than that as they waged war on Friday evening amid a raucous atmosphere at Emperors Palace. When the smoke had cleared, Kuse was adjudged a majority points winner, his fantastic work in the middle round...

02/12/2024

What a fighter. What a special man.

With Lennox Lewis’ visit to South Africa this week, Golden Gloves takes a look at the life of one of boxing’s all-time greats. Two decades have passed since Lennox Lewis reigned as the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, yet his impact on boxing remains profound. Known for his exceptio...

29/11/2024

Your time Roarke Knapp!

The last time he boxed at Emperors Palace, Roarke Knapp was knocked out. As brutal as it was, the exciting junior middleweight has come to terms with the defeat and has processed it in the way you’d hope: with humility and good grace, owning up to his mistakes and talking openly about the moment t...

25/11/2024

Remember the name!

In the vibrant world of boxing, where experience often reigns supreme, a unique partnership is emerging that promises to shake things up. Veteran promoter Rodney Berman, known for his decades of navigating the ring’s highs and lows, is teaming up with Matt Leisching (34), an ambitious newcomer wit...

24/11/2024

Two weeks to go. WBC Silver Strawweight Title. All officials from Africa.

In what resembles a caucus of the African Union, the World Boxing Council has appointed a range of African officials to oversee the December 6 fight between Siya Kuse and Beaven Sibanda for the WBC Silver strawweight championship at Emperors Palace. In making the announcement, WBC president Mauricio...

21/11/2024

One of the Greatest Lennox Lewis.

It’s now 50 years since Rumble in the Jungle, perhaps the single greatest event in boxing history, and I’m proud to also build my own legacy in Africa. As undisputed world heavyweight champion, I was honoured to defend my belts, in South Africa, over two decades ago, in front of ‘Madiba’. On...

15/11/2024

Humdinger! Countdown has begun.

A 25-year boxing career, which started when Roarke Knapp was aged one, is what Adones Cabalquinto will be relying on when he fights the SA hero on the “Rivalry Reloaded” tournament at Emperors Palace on December 6. The Filipino had a decorated amateur career that saw him box all over Asia and in...

12/11/2024

Countdown to Tyla's debut!

Tyla Promnick has heard all the cheesy lines. “Oh, you think you can take me?” some ask when they discover she is an aspirant professional fighter. Or, predictably, “You don’t look like a boxer.” Come December 6, the doubters will know. That’s when the 19-year-old will make her pro debut...

06/11/2024

SUPER FOUR - who will be victorious?

The local light-heavyweight division is in for a shake-up. Keen to innovate and help give life to the division, promoter Rodney Berman is putting together a four-man tournament designed to produce outstanding fights between several of South African boxing’s best up-and-comers. He plans to pay them...

05/11/2024

Nice addition to the Rivalry Reloaded 6 December 2024 Show at Emperors Palace

Kestna “Hardball” Davis, a rising star in the world of boxing, has defied the odds to become a formidable force in the ring. The Jamaican southpaw, who once roamed the streets of Kingston, Jamaica, found salvation in the sweet science and has been mentored by none other than boxing legend Lennox...

04/11/2024

Welcome to the home of Golden Gloves.

Golden Gloves has entered into a partnership with Last Born Promotions to help steer the career of former world title challenger Azinga Fuzile. Announcing the deal, promoter Rodney Berman said that Fuzile’s first bout under the new arrangement would take place at Emperors Palace in March. In the i...