Nathan announced yesterday that the IBF championship committee has officially ordered Fuzile and No 4 contender Kenichi Ogawa, the 31-year-old Japanese, to be involved in an elimination bout.
Trainer Colin Nathan celebrates with Azinga Fuzile after his charge defeated Malcolm Klassen at the Orient Theatre. Nathan is likely to be nominated for trainer of the year award.Just six months after teaming up with successful Gauteng trainer and manager Colin"Nomakanjani" Nathan, IBF Intercontinental junior lightweight boxing champion Azinga"Golden Boy" Fuzile is already ranked fifth by the IBF in that weight division.
The winner will earn the No 1 ranking and be the mandatory challenger for American champion Tevin Farmer. "We have already accepted the fight and we are very much excited about the opportunity," said Nathan yesterday. His other boxer, Moruti"Baby Face" Mthalane, holds the same organisation's flyweight belt, which will be on the line against Masayuki Kudora in Tokyo on May 13.
"I am proud of this moment and am happy with how things are going. Once Ogawa accepts the fight, we will begin with negotiations but in the event they turn it down, the IBF championship committee will look for another opponent."
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