{"id":161819,"date":"2017-09-29T08:20:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T06:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/161819\/an-explosion-of-boxing-action\/"},"modified":"2017-09-28T15:20:38","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T13:20:38","slug":"an-explosion-of-boxing-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/09\/29\/an-explosion-of-boxing-action\/","title":{"rendered":"An explosion of boxing action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emperors Palace, in association with Golden Gloves, brought fans a heavy night of explosive bouts, in the Emperors Explosion Box and Dine tournament, recently.<\/p>\n<p>Fans were not disappointed by the action-packed event.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/162460\/portuguese-sounds-come-to-the-emperors-palace-stage\/\">Portuguese sounds come to the Emperors Palace stage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/162356\/great-music-to-entertain-you\/\">Great music to entertain you<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-161819 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/09\/29\/an-explosion-of-boxing-action\/attachment\/37gcnsportboxim_52816\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_52816-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-161821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_52816-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_52816-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_52816-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_52816.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-161821'>\n\t\t\t\tNkululeko Mhlongo and Brandon Thysse faced each other in the SA Junior Middleweight Championship bout at the Emperors Explosion Box and Dine tournament at Emperors Palace, recently. Mhlongo won by TKO in the 10th round. Photo by: Nick Lourens\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/09\/29\/an-explosion-of-boxing-action\/attachment\/37gcnsportboxim_47384\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_47384-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-161822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_47384-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_47384-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_47384-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_47384.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-161822'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Emperors Explosion Box and Dine tournament at Emperors Palace, recently, saw great action all round. In the super middleweight fight Rowan Campbell (second from left) beat Benjamin Nhlabetse by TKO in the fourth round. Photo by: Nick Lourens\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/09\/29\/an-explosion-of-boxing-action\/attachment\/37gcnsportboxim_17952\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_17952-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-161823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_17952-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_17952-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_17952-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_17952.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-161823'>\n\t\t\t\tThe SA Welterweight Championship was fought between Thulani Mbenge and Mzwixolo Ndwayana. Mbenge retained his title by a unanimous points decision. Photo by: Nick Lourens\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/09\/29\/an-explosion-of-boxing-action\/attachment\/37gcnsportboxim_56165\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_56165-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-161824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_56165-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_56165-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_56165-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_56165.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-161824'>\n\t\t\t\tThe highlight of the evening was the fight for the vacant IBO Cruiserweight World Title between Kevin \u201cTwo Guns\u201d Lerena (right) and Youri \u201cEl Toro\u201d Kalenga. Lerena won the vacant title by a unanimous points decision. Photo by: Nick Lourens\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/09\/29\/an-explosion-of-boxing-action\/attachment\/37gcnsportboxim_00375\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_00375-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-161820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_00375-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_00375-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_00375-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/09\/37GCNSPORTBOXIM_00375.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-161820'>\n\t\t\t\tChris Thompson (left) beat Antonello Maree by TKO in the second round of the cruiserweight bout at the Emperors Explosion Box and Dine tournament at Emperors Palace,recently. Photo by: Nick Lourens\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='e1ab1a5ace56908609b661c07c2ee4f6'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Emperors Explosion Box and Dine tournament was enjoyed by all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":161821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Germiston City News","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[508,11,3],"tags":[1120,16063,980,969,2734,1119],"class_list":["post-161819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editors-choice","category-local-sports","category-sports-news","tag-boxing","tag-emperors-explosion-box-and-dine-tournament","tag-emperors-palace","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-melissa-hart","tag-sport-2"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Sport","SubCategory":"Local sport"},"tag_labels":["Boxing","Emperors Explosion Box and Dine tournament","Emperors Palace","germiston city news","melissa hart","sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}