BOXING
‘Tommy Gun’ set to come out blazing in return to ring
Local boxing’s bad boy, Thomas "Tommy Gun" Oosthuizen‚ sporting a fresh scar above his right eye‚ trumpeted his return to Rodney Berman’s stable at Emperors Palace on Monday by proclaiming to be "the toughest f***ing guy around here". "Tommy Gun"‚ who has spent time in prison in the past several months‚ will fight in the third of three tournaments scheduled for September 1, the veteran promoter announced on Monday. Oosthuizen, previously a super-middleweight and light-heavyweight, will step up to cruiserweight to top the third card when he fights over 12 rounds at Emperors Palace. His opponent will be decided in the first tournament on June 23‚ when Thabiso Mchunu takes on Richards Bolotniks of Ukraine in the main supporting bout. Thulani Mbenge‚ SA’s only boxing medallist from the past three editions of the Commonwealth Games‚ heads that show as he bids to win the vacant IBO welterweight title against Diego Gabriel Chaves of Argentina. Super-middleweight prospect Rowan Campbell‚ wh...
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