Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini
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Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini (born 3 October 1942) is a retired South African middleweight boxer.[1]
Makhatini was born in Eshowe in Zululand in 1942, he started his boxing career in Stanger, Natal in the 1970s.
On 17 August 1974 Makhatini fought in South Africa's first multiracial boxing tournament,[2] this tournament has held at the Rand Stadium in Johannesburg and was promoted by Maurice Toweel. Makhatini fought Juarez de Lima of Brazil, Makhatini won on points.
In 1975 Makhatini faced Emile Griffith the U.S. Virgin Islands boxer in the Orlando Stadium in Soweto and beat him on points.[3]
He was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga in silver for boxing.[4]
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ "Elijah Makhathini". boxrec.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Nauright 2012, p. 110.
- ^ McRae 2015, p. 283.
- ^ "Elijah Makhathini (1942 - )". thepresidency.gov.za. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
Sources[edit]
- McRae, Donald (2015). A Man's World: The Double Life of Emile Griffith. Simon & Schuster UK. ISBN 978-1-4711-3237-7.
- Nauright, John (6 April 2012). Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 volumes]: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-59884-301-9.
Further reading[edit]
- Greyvenstein, Chris (1981). The Fighters. Don Nelson. ISBN 9780909238629.