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EASTERN CAPE - 70'S EC BOXING LEGEND, REUBEN MATEWA DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS


The Eastern Cape boxing fraternity is mourning another death.

Boxing legend Reuben Matewu died at the age of 62 at Grey Hospital in King William’s Town after a short illness.

He excelled at boxing during the 1970s and retired in 1980.

He was famously known as a herbalist and a social commentator, particularly on radio stations.

Provincial Manager of Boxing South Africa, Phakamile Jacobs has described his death as a great loss.

“He was a good person. He never gave up, even after quitting professional boxing. He was an asset and he was encouraging other people to keep their bodies fit… a good person, our condolences to the family of Reuben Matewu.”

via - SABC
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