Description
CORRIE SANDERS: Won the vacant title in July 1991 when he stopped Johnny du Plooy in the first round. Never defended the title and relinquished it in February 1999. A tall and fast-moving fighter with KO power in his southpaw left hand, he won the lightly regarded WBU heavyweight title in November 1997 with a points victory over Ross Purrity. Defended the belt three times before losing it to Hasim Rahman. Shocked the world when he knocked out Wladimir Klitschko in March 2003 to win the WBO heavyweight belt. Failed in a challenge for the WBC heavyweight title against Vitali Klitschko. Bouts 43, won 40 (30 stoppages), lost 3.
Promoter: Golden Gloves – Rodney Berman
Date: 19th February 2000
Venue: Carnival City, Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa
This show featured two of SA’s top Jnr. Flyweight’s Masibulele ‘Hawk’ Makepula and Jacob ‘Baby Jake’ Matlala in a vacant World Boxing Organization Championship bout. Makepula won by unanimous decision.
Corrie Sanders (SA) beat Alfred Cole (USA) on a TKO in the first round for the World Boxing Union Heavyweight Title.
Dingaan Thobela moved up from lightweight to super middleweight to take on Soon Botes for the SA Middleweight title winning by majority decision.
Sebastiaan Rothmann (SA) 9-1-2 beat Damon Reed (UK) for the World Boxing Union Cruiserweight Title.
