Pro Boxing finds racecourse home

I see in an article by David Isaacson,that Turffontein will host a boxing tournament this Sunday.The RA and Phumelela are venturing into boxing tournaments and a "Boxing 5 " bet will be offered from next year. All bouts to be televised live on channel 239(not sure if this is for Sunday's bouts or all future bouts as well)

Awesome, think TAB sponsor a Gym

Is one of our favourite gents going to do an exhibition match?......out of the red corner...

Countrymember wrote: Is one of our favourite gents going to do an exhibition match?......out of the red corner...

@ CM,he might have to remove his glasses first

Like the proverbial cavalry, horse racing is riding to the rescue of troubled professional boxing as it enters a ring for the first time at Turffontein this weekend.

The Racing Association and Phumelela, the gaming company it owns a 30% stake in, are venturing into boxing with a nine-bout development tournament at the Johannesburg track on Sunday afternoon.

Phumelela will offer a "Boxing 5" betting option for shows from next year - building on similar pool betting concepts for rugby and soccer - but another key part of the deal is using the TellyTrack channel on DStv channel 239 to broadcast the bill live.

With their own mobile outside broadcast unit based at Turffontein, they can avoid the normally high costs associated with live transmissions.

The live TV has already helped promotional outfit Unleashed secure two sponsors for the tournament, including Cell C.

"When we grew up, the biggest following in sport was soccer and second was boxing," says Racing Association CEO Larry Wainstein, whose brothers include trainer Rocky and former Transvaal provincial champion Morris.

"But it seems it has gone out the back door."

Boxing, like horse racing and most other codes, has lost crowds, he says, but putting it onto TellyTrack and into Phumelela could tap into an existing fan base, if not grow it.

He is hoping to stage tournaments at least once every six weeks.

Countrymember wrote: Is one of our favourite gents going to do an exhibition match?......out of the red corner...

Now that made me laugh :lol: :lol: :lol:

As is, TT can't get it right when it comes to racing coverage and now they want to supplement it with boxing? Cart before the horse?

Anybody know how this new bet works? Anybody going to take it? Horseracing and boxing are both sports with a stigma of fixing, wise marketing move to bundle both together?

Not hard to see the links when looking at which gym has fighters filling the card:whistle:

Was it a knockout with thousands attending?