Before his fight on Thursday, Primrose boxer Jarred Silverman promised that he would not let the result be decided by the judges.<\/p>\n
He kept his word, knocking out Emmanuel Mokoro in the second round of their welterweight clash, at Presley’s, in Boksburg.<\/p>
Silverman, who is also known as “Mr Hollywood”, dropped Mokoro twice in the first round.<\/p>\n
He scored another knockdown in the second, before dropping his opponent for the last time.<\/p>
This time Mokoro could not answer the referee’s count.<\/p>\n
Silverman has now bounced back to winning ways after controversially losing his previous fight.<\/p>\n
“The preparation for the fight was great,” he said.<\/p>\n
He has reunited with trainer Nic Durandt, with who he started his professional career.<\/p>\n
“Being with Nic is better for me,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Going back was the best decision I ever made.”<\/p>\n
The local fighter said he wanted to be with Durandt for the rest of his career.<\/p>\n
For now he is looking to fight an opponent who is amongst the top 10 in South Africa.<\/p>\n
A win against a top 10 fighter would get him into the rankings and in line to challenge for the national title.<\/p>\n
“I want to be SA champ before the middle of next year,” he said.<\/p>\n
Silverman knows a thing or two about being a champion.<\/p>\n
He was a national champion during his amateur days and has now dedicated his life to boxing.<\/p>\n
When he is not training, he works as a personal trainer in Durandt’s gym.<\/p>\n
He clearly enjoys working with the trainer who has produced numerous national and world champions.<\/p>\n
“I have the best sparring in the country,” he said.<\/p>\n
“I spar with guys like Patrick Malinga and V12 (Simphiwe Vetyeka). I have 10 different sparring partners.”<\/p>\n
Silverman thanked those around him.<\/p>\n
“I would like to thank Nic Durandt and my sponsors, Mark and Neil Mettlekamp, from Ideal Bathrooms,” said the young fighter.<\/p>\n