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'KO Kid' to take on 'The Hurricane'

RODNEY BERMAN
RODNEY BERMAN

RODNEY Berman will today announce a tantalising showdown between Kevin ''KO Kid" Lerena and Johnny ''The Hurricane" Muller.

RODNEY Berman will today announce a tantalising showdown between Kevin ''KO Kid" Lerena and Johnny ''The Hurricane" Muller.

It is not clear what will be at stake between the two fighters, but insiders confirmed to Sowetan that the fight is set to take place at Emperors Palace on November 15.

Golden Gloves Promotions fight publicist Brian Mitchell yesterday declined to shed more light on the potential thriller but said Berman would make a big announcement at Emperors Palace today.

"Whatever Rodney announces today has the potential to bring down Centre Court," Mitchell said.

Lerena and Muller are two of the brightest cruiserweight prospects in South African boxing and great things are predicted for both of them.

They were not expected to face-off in the ring any time soon as they are both managed by Golden Gloves. But the demand from the boxing public was overwhelming and Berman decided to make the fight happen.

Whoever wins this showdown could go on to become a true SA boxing superstar in the mould of Mitchell and his one-time rival Dingaan Thobela.

Mitchell and Thobela missed the opportunity to face each other in the prime of their careers in the 1990s in what would have been the biggest fight to be staged in the country had it been allowed to happen.

There is a possibility that talented but wayward former IBO undefeated super-middleweight champion Thomas ''Tommy Gun" Oosthuizen could be included in the November 15 bill.

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