Fuzile has burning desire to prove detractors wrong in derby bout

Azinga Fuzile’s camp has admitted that his highly anticipated clash against Asanda Gingqi will carry riposte demands which could backfire if he loses. Both will come into the fight at East London’sOrient Theatre on April 24with checkered amateur backgrounds, though Fuzile enjoys the edge in world-class credentials, having already challenged for the world title. Tengimfene said the rejection on the basis that Fuzile was shopworn was one of the driving force for the Duncan Village boxer to prove detratcors wrong by going back to a world title shot.

I stand by Azinga, and I will do everything in my power to make sure that he earns another world title shot. “Fortunately Azinga feels the same way, especially as some are writing him off when he still has plenty to offer.” Southpaw Fuzile has never lost to an SA opponent, with his three defeats in 21 bouts suffered against world-class opposition. He was dominating Tajikistan’s Shavkatdhzon Rakhimov before suffering his first loss via a brutal eighth-round stoppage in an IBF title eliminator in 2019 in his only loss of a fight held in East London.