BOXING
Attack dogs help boxer Rofhiwa get more bite for bouts
Boxer Rofhiwa Nemushungwa somewhat enjoys being chased by attack dogs in his spare time. The bantamweight‚ who challenges for the WBA Pan Africa title at Carnival City on Friday night‚ is coached by Alan Toweel junior‚ who also happens to be a dog trainer. Nemushungwa dons a heavy protective suit for his encounters, running from German Shepherds and Rottweilers. "It’s good‚" he says with a beaming smile at Toweel’s gym in Linden‚ Johannesburg. "I get fit. I sweat in that suit." Nemushungwa is one of the fittest boxers in the gym‚ sometimes running the 35km there from his home in Kibler Park‚ southern Johannesburg. And then he will occasionally get sent up Northcliff Hill as part of his actual roadwork. "When I’m fit I’m not scared of anyone‚" said the fighter‚ who takes on Fadhili Majiha for the vacant belt. Nemushungwa‚ 26‚ has a record of 12 wins‚ three losses and two draws‚ far fewer than his Tanzanian opponent’s 22-10-4. The South African‚ who grew up in Tshifudi near Thohoyando...
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