Branco Sports Productions will put on an official IBF mini flyweight title eliminator between southpaws Nkosinathi Joyi and Florante Condes on June 26 in East London, South Africa.

Undefeated Joyi, 19-0 (15), is a former South African titlist who currently holds the IBO minimumweight crown. More...

Mdantsane Indoor Center in East London had the distinction of hosting fight cards on both Friday and Saturday night and each evening saw explosive finishes in this Eastern Cape venue.

Saturday was the larger of the two fight cards, with four title belts on tap. Headlining the bill was the IBO Minimumweight Championship that saw reigning southpaw titlist Nkosinathi Joyi, 19-0 (15) stay on track with a second round KO of Lorenoz Trejo, 30-17-1 (7), of Mexico.

Heavyweight Osborne Machimana, 17-6-1 (12), solidified his grip on the South African title by seeing off Cape Town slugger Miyan Solomons, 9-6-1 (8), over twelve rounds in a rematch. More...

Boxing mad East London in the Eastern Cape saw a big show last night at the city's famed Orient Theatre.

In a thrilling contest, IBO Minimumweight Champion Nkosinathi Joyi had to climb off the canvas before he could stave off and then finish the spirited challenge of Mexican titlist Sammy Gutierrez in the seventh round.

The Central American import went after Joyi from the start, putting on tremendous pressure in true Mexican style. The champion dealt with the adversity well, rocking the challenger with solid countershots but was down in the fifth from a perfectly placed body punch from Gutierrez.

Joyi beat the count and took advantage of the haste shown by Gutierrez, who resorted to winging big punches that the champion easily saw coming and avoided. More...