SOUTH AFRICAN BOXERS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 78, 2 April 1938, Page 4

SOUTH AFRICAN BOXERS

TRIP TO ENGLAND PLANNED THREE RAND FIGHTERS A team of three South African box- I ers in charge of Dull du Plessis, whc. was once a well-known lignter in Rand rings, is likely tu travel to Eng- , land about the end of this year tu ligiil there and on the Continent. They are Tommy Bensch, 22-yt«i-| old miner, \.ho is regarded as an ex-1 iremely promising h -avy weight, Dave Kaizen, ex-Maccabiaii Games champion, and a lightweight expected to hh die ; lace in South African boxing vuBurns, well - known middleweight Burns .well-known middleweight lighter. This information was given to tin. Hand Daily Mail by Du Plessis, who has prepared the three boxers fol | their contests at the T.N.S.C. boxing l tournament at the City Mali. Lenscii, who is appi uximately 18t : lb::., is a perfectly-built young giant,! .i.'?: | idvd iv ; proves himself against; any local ligiiler* he may be matched j ay. i I th.* year, he will make the • trip to England. Kaizen is the ncxl b->; prosper, in Du Plessis’ stable. He is not yet 21, bin has had an excellent ring record Alter winning the Maccabiah Games’ in 193.) he turned professional, and in nine lights he has won seven. His two defeats were by Nick Swart (w'ho also fights at the tournament.) and Charlie Catterall, the national featherweight champion. Among the men Kazen has beaten are Bill Harrison, Ivan Swanepoel, Gerry Stone and Alec Knight, whom he defeated twice. On the second occasion the bout was foi the South African bantamweight title, which Katzen won over 12 rounds.