But his nerves of steel kept him focused and today he is on the verge of challenging for SA junior welterweight title that is held by Xolani Mcotheli.
Gift 'Sheriff' Bholo connects on Timo Schwartzkopf of Germany in their six-rounder which Bholo won on points. / Nick LourensHe was dismissed as hopeless after losing most of his fights.
Even when the 31-year-old fighter, who is trained in Alexandra by little known trainer William Mabele, won the ABU junior welterweight belt in 2017, that victory still did not get his detractors off his shoulders. Bholo lost that belt in the boardrooms because he failed to defend within stipulated period. His detractors came hard on him like vultures when he was stopped in the seventh round by five-fight novice Jabulani Makhense for the Gauteng title in October.
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