DStv Channel 403 Wednesday, 18 December 2024

Dingaan Thobela dies aged 57

 

JOHANNESBURG - Condolences are pouring in for celebrated boxer Dingaan Thobela.

The 'Rose of Soweto' was found dead in his Johannesburg home following a period of ill health.

Thobela held three world titles in two weight divisions.

He held the WBO and WBA lightweight belts, and also the most prestigious WBC super-middleweight belt.

Thobela was 57 years old.

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