World Boxing News 2010-2013

Notwithstanding his anger before the fight, Golden Gloves boss Rodney Berman couldn’t suppress his dissatisfaction after Tommy Oosthuizen’s dominant 12 win over Fulgencio Zuniga at Emperors Palace at the weekend. Oosthuizen was barely troubled as he retained his IBO crown for a sixth time, but there were glitches with his defence and he trades on the inside far more than he ought to. He copped some heavy artillery in the middle rounds and although Zuniga wasn’t equipped to make him pay, a better fighter mighty have hurt Oosthuizen. “I was disappointed in him,” said Berman, referring to Oosthuizen’s initial failure to make the weight. “The truth is that if he didn’t have the talent, I wouldn’t be disappointed. I don’t want to see his talent go down the drain. Unless he knuckles down, he won’t get to the top. Success in this game comes down to 99% perspiration.” Commenting on Saturday’s showing, Berman said: “He was up against a very competent opponent, but still took too ma...

The heat just got turned up a whole lot higher for Tommy Oosthuizen.  To everyone’s great disappointment, the IBO super-middleweight champion came in 1.7lbs above the weight limit on Friday for his title defence against Fulgencio Zuniga at Emperors Palace this weekend. Given two hours to work the weight off, he promptly did so, much to the relief of Golden Gloves and Oosthuizen’s fans. This now only piles on the pressure for Oosthuizen, who faces a hard enough test against the Colombian without the effects of draining weight to worry about. It must also be a particular concern to Oosthuizen’s management and is the first serious blip in a career that until now has run exceptionally smoothly. Asked to comment, Rodney Berman was incandescent with rage. “I’m disgusted,” he fumed on Friday afternoon. “This should never have happened and was unnecessary. He’s up against a good fighter. This shows total unprofessionalism with what is at stake down the line. He’s messing up w...

Photo by Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment On Saturday, November 10, the 24-year-old red-hot undefeated super middleweight contender Thomas "Tommy Gun" Oosthuizen (20-0-1, 13KO's) will look to take yet another major step towards super stardom when he puts his IBO title on the line against the venerable four-time world title challenger Fulgencio Zuniga (25-5-1, 22KO's).   The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds in the super middleweight division and will take place at the Emperor's Palace in Oosthuizen's native South Africa.  The card is promoted by Rodney Berman's Golden Gloves Ltd. in association with DiBella Entertainment. "I am privileged to be fighting for such a large, strong promotional team," said Oosthuizen.  "I'm looking forward to putting on another strong performance on the 10 th  and then returning to the US to further show my skills to the American public.  My goal is to be fighting on HBO in 2013 and there isn't a...