A Johannesburg boxing promoter found himself staring down a room full of incensed patrons who accused him of serving bland and mediocre food at a box-and-dine tournament at the weekend.
The irate crowd demanded their money back from promoter Curtis Moonsamy and the culinary spat nearly got out of hand when they insisted that his roti and kebab main dish was not worth the R2750 price tag attached to each table.
Businessman Galen Son told Sowetan he purchased two tables of 10 people at R2750 each and expected to be served a three-course meal as is standard practice at box-and-dine events.
Patrons turned to would-be pugilists when only a roti and a meat ball, and "a can of no-brand cool drink" for each guest made its way to Son's tables.
''We did not even eat it," Son said. ''We waited for the main course that did not come. I was very angry and felt cheated."
When Son and his guests realised that the waiters were not coming back with more food, he promptly got up and angrily searched the South Hills Recreation Centre, south of Johannesburg, for any sign of Moonsamy. ''I am glad I did not get to find Curtis because I was very angry."
But a defiant Moonsamy said he charged the 10 people who sat at the tables R275 a head and insisted that they got their money's worth, given that they also enjoyed ''boxing of the highest standard in the country" along with their meals.
''We served samoosa as the starters," Moonsamy said. ''We served roti and kebab, a traditional Indian dish, as the main course. We also served soji, which is an Indian traditional desert. The cool drink is called Kingsley, which is not a no-name brand.
''I am an Indian promoter and this is my first tournament, so we served Indian traditional food. We have seen the poor quality of food that has been served at Emperors Palace. We have no complaints with that type of food being served."
But Son does not recall any of this food finding its way to his table during the course of the evening, as Moonsamy claims.
Meanwhile, Ronald "King" Malindi stopped Tebogo Setseke in the first round of the tournament, taking his knockout ratio to four from as many fights.
Koos Sibiya and Sydney Maluleka stopped Hamisi Kulanga and Petros Mahlangu in the seventh and first rounds, respectively.
Khayalethu Mbhedje lost his fight to Cebo Ngema.
Promoters' menu left guests fuming
A Johannesburg boxing promoter found himself staring down a room full of incensed patrons who accused him of serving bland and mediocre food at a box-and-dine tournament at the weekend.
The irate crowd demanded their money back from promoter Curtis Moonsamy and the culinary spat nearly got out of hand when they insisted that his roti and kebab main dish was not worth the R2750 price tag attached to each table.
Businessman Galen Son told Sowetan he purchased two tables of 10 people at R2750 each and expected to be served a three-course meal as is standard practice at box-and-dine events.
Patrons turned to would-be pugilists when only a roti and a meat ball, and "a can of no-brand cool drink" for each guest made its way to Son's tables.
''We did not even eat it," Son said. ''We waited for the main course that did not come. I was very angry and felt cheated."
When Son and his guests realised that the waiters were not coming back with more food, he promptly got up and angrily searched the South Hills Recreation Centre, south of Johannesburg, for any sign of Moonsamy. ''I am glad I did not get to find Curtis because I was very angry."
But a defiant Moonsamy said he charged the 10 people who sat at the tables R275 a head and insisted that they got their money's worth, given that they also enjoyed ''boxing of the highest standard in the country" along with their meals.
''We served samoosa as the starters," Moonsamy said. ''We served roti and kebab, a traditional Indian dish, as the main course. We also served soji, which is an Indian traditional desert. The cool drink is called Kingsley, which is not a no-name brand.
''I am an Indian promoter and this is my first tournament, so we served Indian traditional food. We have seen the poor quality of food that has been served at Emperors Palace. We have no complaints with that type of food being served."
But Son does not recall any of this food finding its way to his table during the course of the evening, as Moonsamy claims.
Meanwhile, Ronald "King" Malindi stopped Tebogo Setseke in the first round of the tournament, taking his knockout ratio to four from as many fights.
Koos Sibiya and Sydney Maluleka stopped Hamisi Kulanga and Petros Mahlangu in the seventh and first rounds, respectively.
Khayalethu Mbhedje lost his fight to Cebo Ngema.
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