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Peter Mathebula: pioneer of black boxing, legend

22 January 2020 - 08:00 By David Isaacson
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Peter Mathebula was SA’s only black boxer to enjoy success in the 1980s.
Peter Mathebula was SA’s only black boxer to enjoy success in the 1980s.
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I got to see Peter Mathebula, the first black South African boxer to win a world title, at a tournament only once.

By then he was a spectator - ring royalty - supporting his son Patrick.
 

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