Boxing fiesta held - at last

THE world boxing extravaganza, called off at the 11th hour in East London on Friday night, went ahead on Saturday but fight promoter Siphatho Handis woes are far from over. The event that had been billed as the biggest boxing show ever to hit South Africa was cancelled when Handi could not make advance purse payments to the Mexican fighters on the night. He also had to pay officials and sanctioning fees for the WBF and IBO titles. By Saturday, Handi had managed to secure funds to pay the...