Sunday 30 October 2011

Mthalane Defends IBF Title

Mthalane with trainer Nick Durandt
28-Oct-2011 Cagliari, Italy - An aggressive, relentless Moruthi Mthalane retained his IBF flyweight title on a TKO decision after Andrea Sarritzu's handlers threw in the towel in the seventh round of an increasingly one-sided bout in Cagliari, Italy on Friday night. 

In the process, Mthalane became the first South African boxer in almost a decade to defend a version of one of the world titles on three successive occasions after beating Mexico's Julio Cesar Miranda for the IBF crown in 2009 and warding off challenges from Zolani Tete and Johnriel Casimero with fifth-round stoppages.

“Moruti sized up his cagey opponent in the... (click here for full article at IOL Sport)

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