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GOLDEN GLOVES

Magic moves from the Happyboy Mgxaji archive

Various newspaper reports record how Happyboy Mgxaji came to be far more than a prize boxer.To the local fans who tracked his career he was an entertainer, a role model, a source of pride and a break from a dreary week working for abeLungu (white men)


» EARLY LIFE ON THE MEAN STREETS
Tracing Happyboy Mgxaji’s early years to his life as one of the most respected boxers in the country, the Daily Dispatch published this article in 1978

» BOXING ROYALTY FROM D’VILLAGE
In an article written at the end of the last millennium intended to "honour the ordinary people who gave us meaning and entertainment", Xolela Mangcu gives a full history of Mxgaji’s rise to boxing stardom




» Archive Photo Gallery 
Images of some of the golden moments in Mgxaji’s life and career
» Artwork Photo Gallery 
See more pictures of our memorial to boxing hero Happyboy Mgxaji at Sisa Dukashe Stadium
» Audio Documentary 
A young, up-and-coming boxer, Malibongwe Thokwe, talks about how he still draws on Mgxaji’s legacy for inspiration every time he steps into the ring
» Map 
Find your way to the memorial in Mdantsane near East London
» Video Archive  
Happyboy Mgxaji fought his first fight in May 1969 and went on to win 88 in total. Watch this rare footage of the bout between him and Puerto Rican boxing legend Samuel Serrano