KWAZULU-Natal warrior Thabiso ‘‘The Rock" Mchunu has warned he will not allow Ilunga ‘‘Junior" Makabu to bully him in his own kraal when they collide in the WBC cruiserweight title eliminator at the Durban ICC Hall on May 16.The No 2 rated Mchunu hails from KwaXimba in Pietermaritzburg while Makabu, who is placed a spot below his foe, is from Kananga in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Beside the WBC No 1 ranking carrot that will be dangled before these left handers, they have the added incentive of gaining the right to challenge whoever emerges victorious in the bout between WBC champion Grigory Drozd and Krzystof Wlodarczyk on May 22.‘‘No one will bully me in front of my people, never," warned Mchunu on Tuesday after his training session at the Smith Gym of trainer Sean Smith in Fourways, Johannesburg.‘‘I will use all my advantages, territory, hand speed and cleverness. Ilunga has never fought a boxer of my calibre. I may even knock him out if he gets too careless. This fight will...
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