D-Day at the Palace for Tommy
Tommy Oosthuizen will defend his IBO Light heavyweight World Title for the first time at Golden Gloves’ D-Day Tournament, at Emperors Palace, on Saturday, June 6.
Oosthuizen, who extended his professional record to 25-0-2 when he defeated Ryno Liebenberg for the title, back in March, will meet Robert Berridge from New Zealand in the 12-round main event.
Fellow Hammer Gym trainee Johnny Muller will feature in the night’s supporting main event, going up against Polish hard-hitter, Mateusz Masternek, in a 10-round cruiserweight bout.
Also featured in the undercard fights are promising prospects Roman Zhailauov from Kazakhstan and Xolisani Ndongeni.
The night’s heavyweight fight will feature an imposing Ruan Visser (2.07m, 130kg) squaring up against Emannuel Mamengi for four rounds.
* Hammer Gym meets its fans
Hammer Gym trainees Johnny Muller, Roman Zhailauov and Tommy Oosthuizen took some time off their training schedule to meet their fans during the build-up to D-Day, at the Palace at Jimmy’s Killer Prawns restaurant, in Bartlett, on Friday evening, May 29.
The local stars, who were accompanied by trainer Harold Volbrecht, took photographs with boxing aficionados, among other activities on the night. – @SabeloBoksburg
