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It was all smiles at the East London magistrate’s court in the camp of boxer Lusizo Manzana after the charges against him and his teammate Sinovuyo Mthintelwa were dropped on Monday. Manzana, Mthintelwa and four others were arrested in East London two weeks ago in connection with charges of possession of a stolen vehicle.
Boxing lovers and government officials gathered at the King Phalo Airport on Thursday to give a warm welcome to newly-crowned IBF junior-flyweight champion Sivenathi “The Special One” Nontshinga. The Chicken Farm-born boxer defeated Mexican Hector Flores in Hermosillo, Mexico, on Saturday night to clinch the vacant IBF junior-flyweight title.