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Venter to face Elvis Moyo

CLOSE QUARTERS: Danie Venter, right, lashes out at Sting Gonorenda during their clash at Turffontein racecourse in Johannesburg in September 2010. Venter will meet Elvis Moyo in a warm-up fight at Pretoria North City Hall on Saturday night PHOTO: ANTONIO MUCHAVE
CLOSE QUARTERS: Danie Venter, right, lashes out at Sting Gonorenda during their clash at Turffontein racecourse in Johannesburg in September 2010. Venter will meet Elvis Moyo in a warm-up fight at Pretoria North City Hall on Saturday night PHOTO: ANTONIO MUCHAVE

DANIE "Tshwane Tornado" Venter will be involved in a tough warm-up fight against Elvis "Bulawayo Bomber" Moyo at Pretoria North City Hall on Saturday night.

Moyo is the South Africa-based Zimbabwean who raised eyebrows when he drew with former South African heavyweight champion Osborne Machimana over six rounds in March.

Venter and Moyo will meet over six rounds in the heavyweight division, promoter Peter de Wet announced yesterday.

He said the fight would be a preparatory one for Venter before he takes on Sean Cox from Barbados for the vacant WBF cruiserweight title in Pretoria on September 21.

De Wet said his Real Steel Promotion would stage that fight.

He added that current national cruiserweight champion Daniel Bruwer will oppose Georgian Levan Jomardashvilli for the vacant WBF International title, while Kaizer Mabuza will be involved in a WBF All Africa welterweight title fight against an opponent yet to be confirmed.

"We want to bring boxing back full blast in Pretoria, which has had many champions in the past," said De Wet.

"So defeat is not an option for Danie against Elvis, and he knows it."

De Wet co-owns the newly formed boxing promotion company with Andre Thysse and Anton de Hass.

The three musketeers' 10-bout card on Saturday night will be a box-and-dine affair. Venter and Moyo will top that bill.

Venter told Times Media yesterday that he saw Moyo against Flo Simba, but that was three years ago. Simba beat Moyo on points over six rounds.

"I can't say much about him based on that fight, but I've been warned that he has improved.

"I will take our fight round per round," said Venter.

Meanwhile, Kevin Lerena will be up against Khayeni Hlungwane in the cruiserweight class over six rounds.

Hlungwane boasts a first-round knockout win over Ilunga Makabu.

Also to feature on the bill is Marcel Botha - the son of Francois "White Buffalo" Botha - who will take on William Bankisi in the junior-middle- weight.

Botha fought his first fight in Australia, where he impressively outpointed Jeremy Sebastian over four rounds last month.

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