Former Apla member and South African Middleweight Boxing Champion, Mpush Makambi defeated Adrian Dodson of Britain to take the Middleweight Title Fight. He was later voted boxer of the year because of his exploits in that title match.
eventREF E-0013392Revised
8 September 1998
Mpush Makambi wins IBO champion title
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01saho,'Makambi Mpush',[online], Available at www.sahistory.org.za[Accessed:03 September 2013]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Mpush Makambi wins IBO champion title. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013392
South African History Online (2011) 'Mpush Makambi wins IBO champion title', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013392 (Accessed: 6 November 2026).
South African History Online, Mpush Makambi wins IBO champion title [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013392, (accessed 6 November 2026).
"Mpush Makambi wins IBO champion title." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013392. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Mpush Makambi wins IBO champion title." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013392.
Also on 8 September
- 1901Former Prime Minister H.F. Verwoerd is born
- 1966The first episode of Star Trek is aired on NBC
- 1966International Literacy Day highlights the importance of literacy in areas such as health and education
- 1967SAP fighting in Zimbabwe
- 1986Diplomatic office of the ANC in Stockholm is bombed
- 1990Mandela threatens armed struggle
- 1991Thirteen residents of Mofolo die in IFP attack
- 1998Apartheid policemen apply for amnesty at TRC
Search events by date
This day in history
What happened on your birthday?
SAHO is free because readers fund it. Donate →