Pumeza Zinakile, who will referee the co-main event at ESPN Africa Boxing 20, has gathered a following with her expressive, no-nonsense refereeing style, but her personality in the ring was borne out of a death in the ring earlier in her career.
In honour of Women s Month in South Africa, fan favourites Smangele Hadebe and Ellen Simwaka headline an all-female main fight card at ESPN Africa Boxing 20 in Johannesburg on Thursday August 25.
South Africa s Jackson Chauke claimed the ABU Flyweight title at ESPN Africa Boxing 19 with a third round TKO of Tanzanian Mustapha Mkupasi in Johannesburg on Thursday.
Sabelo Ngebiyana will take on crowd favourite Mzuvukile Magwaca in a junior lightweight bout at ESPN Africa Boxing on July 28, looking to bounce back after his IBF title was taken off his hands.