{"id":154145,"date":"2017-06-22T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T07:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/154145\/great-fun-at-the-boxing-2\/"},"modified":"2017-06-22T09:41:17","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T07:41:17","slug":"great-fun-at-the-boxing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/06\/22\/great-fun-at-the-boxing-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Great fun at the boxing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emperors Palce recently held the \u201cHurtin\u2019 for Certain\u201d Box and Dine event.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154148\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154148\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-154148\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/06\/24GCNSPORTSOCIM_28256.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of South Africa\u2019s boxing greats, Brian Mitchell (left) with the creator of the one-man play, \u201cDefending the Caveman\u201d, Tim Plewman ringside at \u201cHurtin\u2019 For Certain\u201d Box and Dine Tournament at Emperors Palace\u2019s Centre Court. Photo by: Yolanda van der Stoep<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The event was held in the Centre Court at Emperors Palace and boxing fans witnessed action galore.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154151\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-154151\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/06\/24GCNSPORTSOCIM_61128-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On June 10, well-known businessman, politician and ant-apartheid activist, Tokyo Sexwale (third form left) and his beautiful partner, Natacha Da Silva were among the VIP guests invited to the \u201cHurtin\u2019 for Certain\u201d Box and Dine Tournament at Emperors Palace\u2019s Centre Court. The couple was pictured with two of South Africa\u2019s top boxers, Kevin \u201cThe KO Kid\u201d Lerena (left) and Hekkie \u201cThe Hexecutioner\u201d Budler (front) and Peermont chief operating officer: gaming, Bob Yearham and his wife Natasha. Photo by: Yolanda van der Stoep<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>People from far and wide, including a number of celebrities and well-known figures attended the event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/153597\/boxers-conquer-championships\/\">Boxers conquer championships<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/149960\/hard-hitting-boxing-action\/\">Hard-hitting boxing action<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>, Leigh Hodgson (journalist)<span 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