Azinga Fuzile’s world title eliminator to go to purse bids
The two camps failed to reach agreement on the venue and money for the fight-off to determine the mandatory challenger for Tevin Farmer’s IBF junior-lightweight crown
Azinga Fuzile’s world title eliminator against Kenichi Ogawa of Japan is set to go to purse bids after all. This is after the two camps failed to reach agreement on the venue and money for the fight-off to determine the mandatory challenger for Tevin Farmer’s IBF junior-lightweight crown. The IBF had given the camps time to negotiate the fight themselves‚ even adding an extra week at the request of the Japanese stable. But it is understood the South Africans were not happy with the purse‚ and the Japanese were not keen on the counter-offer that would have required them travelling to East London. Fuzile’s manager‚ Colin Nathan‚ confirmed that Rumble Africa Promotions‚ which staged Fuzile’s latest fights‚ would bid to bring the showdown to SA. In a purse bid‚ anyone is free to lodge an offer to stage the fight. The highest bidder wins. Fuzile‚ the IBF’s No5 contender‚ is one of SA’s brightest prospects. Ogawa is rated No4. Nathan is in Tokyo for Moruti Mthalane’s IBF flyweight titl...
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