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MATLALA OVERWEIGHT BY TWO GRAMS.
Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala was two grams over the required limit of 48,98 kg when he tipped the scales at 49kg while Juan Herrera was within the limit at 48,76kg at the official weigh-in on Friday. Rules governing boxing were clearly flouted because despite being drained Matlala, who will put his WBU junior flyweight on line against the Colombian at Carnival City, Brakpan on Saturday night, should have been ordered to shed off the extra weight. Matlala and Herrera will top Golden Gloves/Lions Promotions five-world championship dedicated to Matlala because the oldest active boxer locally will bid farewell to boxing on the night. The tournament dubbed "Legacy to Jake", to be televised live on SuperSport 3 from 7pm, will be sponsored by Nashua. Matlala, 40, the only boxer currently in South Africa to win four world titles in different weight divisions and also to participate in 37 titles, will retire from the sport he has served for 30-years. He boasts a record 53 wins, 12 losses and two draws, while Herrera has 26 ...
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- Newspaper article from: The Saturday Star (South Africa) November 14, 2009 700+ words
...Africa's favourite boxer, Baby Jake Matlala claims he has been exploited as the well...has netted R20 million in five years. Matlala's share though has been less than R200...boxing promotions company. In 2005, Matlala and Milenkovic became partners in a move...
- Baby Jake Matlala Retains WBO Light-Flyweight Title
- Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire April 13, 1996 700+ words
South African Baby Jake Matlala retained his WBO light-flyweight title Saturday, stopping...to the South African in November, was about even with Matlala through eight rounds. Matlala, 34, knocked Weir down early in the 10th, but the Scot...
- Briefly: Matlala wears down dogged Ampofo
- Newspaper article from: The Independent - London HARRY MULLAN June 12, 1994 700+ words
...relentless South African champion Jake Matlala, writes Harry Mullan. Ampofo had been worn down by the non-stop attacks of Matlala, who claims to be the world's smallest...to survive the round, flailing back as Matlala repeatedly pinned him against the ropes...
- I'll turn Matlala into Baby Ache.(Sport)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Grahame, Ewing April 4, 1996 700+ words
Paul Weir yesterday spoke about the night his world collapsed ... then vowed to get revenge on Baby Jake Matlala. The South African controversially took Paul's WBO light flyweight title in Glasgow in November when the ref stopped the fight...
- Paul Weir to defend World Boxing Organisation light-flyweight title against...
- Newspaper article from: The Independent - London September 12, 1995 700+ words
Scotland's Paul Weir will defend his World Boxing Organisation light-flyweight title against Baby Jake Matlala, of South Africa, in Glasgow - and Nelson Mandela has been invited to attend. The fight is the richest flyweight contest ever...
- Family's two-hour robbery ordeal.(News)
- Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa) July 6, 2009 700+ words
...retired Soshanguve police captain Mmabumang Matlala fought crime; now he and his family are...everything that was in the house," said Matlala as he told of his family's two-hour...captive while ransacking their house. Matlala, his wife and son were woken up by four...
- Champ prays for boy (12); Baby Jake visits hijack victim in ward.(News)
- Newspaper article from: Daily News (South Africa) July 24, 2006 700+ words
...were the words of boxing legend Baby Jake Matlala as he gently stroked the damp forehead...Benoni hospital's intensive care unit. Matlala had seen an article in the Star (the...vein, his stomach, liver and pancreas. Matlala called to inquire about the boy's condition...
- Hero saves wild bird in city street.(News)
- Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa) June 23, 2006 700+ words
...the middle of Esselen Street. Jack Matlala was running some errands when he was...taking it home with me," he said. Matlala paid one of the boys R10 to borrow his jersey so he could catch the bird. Matlala said he was convinced it was an eagle...