Eastern Cape's Orient Theatre no longer fit for big boxing events
07 September 2015 - 02:06
Last Friday's return of Eastern Cape prodigal sons Xolisani "Nomeva" Ndongeni and Zolani "Last Born" Tete highlighted that the Orient Theatre is no longer fit to stage big boxing tournaments. A historic venue in Eastern Cape and South African boxing, the Orient Theatre only takes 1500 spectators, which was a problem for promoter Andile Sidinile, who said he had to turn away another 1000 people who wanted to see Ndongeni and Tete in the flesh.
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