Dingaan’s revenge: the day Thobela tamed The Tiger
South Africans rejoiced when the beloved 'Rose of Soweto' defeated Lopez
26 June 2024 - 21:29
Veteran boxing writer Ron Jackson has reminisced about the hugely billed rematch between Dingaan Thobela and Tony Lopez 31 years ago almost to the day at Sun City Superbowl in North West Province, then known as Bophuthatswana...
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