Boxer Ruann Visser considering legal action after toppling out of ring
17 December 2019 - 18:02
SA heavyweight boxing champion Ruann Visser is considering legal action after he was injured in a freak accident before a scheduled title defence in Cape Town on Monday.
When Visser leaned into the ropes in the moments before the fight — a common practice among boxers worldwide — the top strand snapped and the 2.09m-tall‚ 120kg fighter toppled backwards out of the ring...
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