Current location:style >>
South African boxer Dingaan Thobela, 'The Rose of Soweto,' dies aged 57
style818People have gathered around
IntroductionJOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African boxer Dingaan Thobela, a two-weight world champion known as “The R ...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African boxer Dingaan Thobela, a two-weight world champion known as “The Rose of Soweto,” has died, the ministry of sports said on Tuesday. He was 57.
Thobela won the WBO lightweight title in 1990 and the WBA lightweight title in 1993, when he beat American Tony Lopez in a rematch. He moved up to super-middleweight and beat Britain’s Glenn Catley for the WBC belt with a 12th-round stoppage in 2000, his finest moment.
He finished with a professional record of 40 wins, 14 losses and two draws.
Thobela hailed from the famed Johannesburg township of Soweto and was widely popular in his home country as his rise coincided with South African boxing’s heyday in the 1980s and 1990s.
He was one of several world-class Black fighters to emerge during the last years of apartheid, when boxing was one of the few South African sports to allow Black athletes to compete on the world stage and gain international recognition.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Worldly Wisdom news portal”。http://sudan.arandomquote.com/article-48b499532.html
Related articles
Israeli army says it kills over 130 militants in E. Rafah
styleJERUSALEM, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have killed more than 130 militants in ...
【style】
Read moreSuccession's Brian Cox stars in an American stage epic... but at three
styleLong Day’s Journey Into NightWyndham’s Theatre, LondonRating: Was ever a play better titled? Eugene ...
【style】
Read moreCore blimey: Bramley & butternut squash soup with gorgonzola cream
styleApples and pears as you’ve never eaten them before, in a savoury tray bake, a stunning squash soup a ...
【style】
Read more
Popular articles
- Jude Bellingham's new model girlfriend Laura Celia Valk looks sensational in a figure
- First look: Prince Andrew 'car crash' interview with Emily Maitlis film trailer released by Netflix
- Serial mistress, 54, enjoys luxurious £5,000 trip to Costa Rica
- 'The more, the merrier!' Mother of Princess Beatrice's stepson says she is still close with her ex
- Key evidence in the 'burking' murder trial was 'hidden' from defence lawyers
- Inside Harry Kane's family life with devoted wife Katie Goodland after the couple's car crash scare
Latest articles
Rays opening
King Willem
Rihanna shows off her wild side in a low
ESTHER RANTZEN: I asked Mail readers to help me plan my funeral. Your choices
Flight attendant reveals why plane passengers should NEVER fall asleep before take off
Signs of sharp wit! These funny notices left customers in fits of laughter
LINKS
- Taiwan earthquake injuries top 1000, missing hotel workers found
- Super Rugby Aupiki final live updates: Blues Women v Chiefs Manawa
- Watch live: PM Christopher Luxon talks to media in Auckland
- WorkSafe interim chief executive Steve Haszard resigns months into job
- Who is Mohammad Mustafa, the new Palestinian PM?
- Israel launches night raid on Gaza al
- More videos of Kiwi hostage Philip Mehrtens in Papua warn against Indonesian military air strikes
- Government departments defend staffing increase in late 2023
- Golriz Ghahraman's law career at risk if convicted, professor says
- Bail for man accused of grabbing schoolgirl in west Auckland