DURBAN - Phikelelani 'Stinger' Khumalo made history on Sunday when he was crowned the South African Middleweight Champion without any amateur boxing experience.
The 27-year-old, southpaw dropped John Bopape three times to earn a unanimous points decision over 12 rounds at the Estcourt Town Hall in KwaZulu-Natal.
As a child, Khumalo always wanted to be a professional soccer player,
He played for the Golden Arrows and Maritzburg United's Diski teams, but his football career didn't pan out the way he had hoped.
The Mthwalume-born boxer spoke to eNCA's Siphokazi Malinga about this achievement and what's next.