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Possible Mayweather visit to South Africa on the cards─── 12:33 Thu, 09 Jan 2014
Morgan Piek
Bloemfontein - World boxing super star Floyd Mayweather could be in South Africa from next Wednesday, for a five-day visit to various boxing clubs around the country.
This is according to Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula.
Mbalula said the 36-year-old American - who is undefeated after 45 fights and has often been cited as the world's best pound for pound boxer in the past two decades - will visit Soweto, Bloemfontein, East London and Cape Town.
A source close to Ofm Sport confirmed the news and said the Boxing champs itinary is close to finalisation.
Mbalula said Mayweather is keen on developing boxing in South Africa.
Mayweather was supposed to have visited South Africa for the Sports Awards at Sun City in November last year, however shelved those plans.
