BOXING NEWS - Dingaan ‘Rose of Soweto’ Thobela (57) passed away last night, following an illness.
According to media reports, Thobela’s childhood friend Eddie Mutungutungu said the former boxing world champion was found dead at his Mayfair, Joburg, flat after several attempts to contact him drew a blank.
“He was strangely unavailable on his mobile, and his family, accompanied by police, managed to gain access to his place of residence and found he had passed on.”
This morning, the minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Zizi Kodwa, expressed heartfelt sadness at Thobela’s passing.
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