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IN A CORNER : Boxing trainer Nick Durandt

 Sinyabi is going to Thailand in three weeks. He has the blessing of Jeffrey, who has been supporting him 

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Knockout specialist Sinyabi, the South African junior featherweight champion, has a date with Thai Thangthong Kittaweesuk in Bangkok on May 18. The IBF junior featherweight world title eliminator will be Sinyabi's first fight outside South Africa.

Kittaweesuk, 33, has won all 23 of his fights as a professional. Sinyabi, 25, has lost just once in his 19 fights, with all 18 wins coming by knockout.

Should Sinyabi win in Asia, he will qualify to challenge Jeffrey Mathebula, the newly crowned IBF junior featherweight champion. Sinyabi and Mathebula are both handled by Durandt.

"That fight will never happen, the two fighters also don't want it. Remember they are also promoted by one person (Branco Milenkovic)," said Durandt.

"We are from the same house, people must stop thinking about it at all.

"Sinyabi is going to Thailand in three weeks. He has the blessing of Jeffrey, who has been supporting him."

Mathebula, who represented SA at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, could soon be back in the ring for a proposed unification bout with American Nonito Donaire.

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Tue May 21 22:11:09 SAST 2013 ::

Apr 26, 2012

Mhlaliomhle

The outing to Thailand what is it all about? The winner is supose to challenge the reigning champ in absence of a unification bout. Suppose Mathebula don't unify will with Donaire, does this mean Macbute will dangle and some body else will fight Mathebula?
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May 11, 2012

Siyazama

@Mhlaliomhle good point that you have raised but I think his greatest fear is to loose one of these great boxers because should one loses he will look for another trainer to make sure that the re-fight happens to prove a point who the best boxer is and also to keep taht unism as family within his stall.
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May 17, 2012

KingMay

Since Mcbute will not fight Mathebula, they should not be wasting their time then going to Thailand.

And none of them should even think about Donaire; that boy will KO them in one night!
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