Is boxing dead in Soweto?
Soweto is the biggest black urban settlement in South Africa with a population estimated over two million.
Various sporting codes have always been practised in Soweto and the two most popular having been football and boxing. The latter produced colourful fighters who held titles in all divisions for decades until the sport began to decline after year 2000. Today, Soweto does not have even one SA boxing champion...
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