HADEBE LANDS IN MEXICO
▪️She fights Gabriel Sanchez on April 4 for WBC Silver title.
South Africa’s top female pro boxer Simangele “Smash” Hadebe has landed in Puebla, Mexico, after over 27 hours flight from Johannesburg.
After a six-hour stop-over in Paris, Hadebe took off for Mexico accompanied by her manager Colleen McAusland, award-winning coach Khangelani Jack and trainer Araafat Kock.
“The trip was exciting and long, kind of exhausted arriving in Mexico in my longest ever journey flying,” Hadebe told boxersworld.co.ke from her hotel in Mexico.
Hadebe landed running. Immediately after checking in at their hotel she went to the gym to shake off the jet lag.
“I had a light session to bring back my body to life. We’re struggling with communication because we haven’t met anyone yet that knows English but we’re really not here to talk much, the fists will do most of the talking in the ring.”
Hadebe (14-3-2, 5 KOs) will on Friday, April 4, fight Mexico’s Gabriel “La Bonita” Sanchez (11-6-0, 1 KO) for WBC Silver flyweight title, the biggest ever fight for the South African to be promoted by Latin KO Promotions.
Manager McAusland can’t wait for Friday to see her boxer lift the WBC title.
“We’re here to win that’s all,” said McAusland, “We’re hoping the judges will be fair, if not, the whole world will see as her sponsor DiscoverSport.com paid the broadcaster in Mexicoca substantial fee to show the fight to the whole world, thousands of people will be watching.”
McAusland has managed Hadebe from 2018, and treats the 26-year-old boxer as her daughter.
“She’s a lovely girl, very disciplined, we trust Smash, and we put our faith in God to have a good fight and fair judging.
“This is the biggest fight in her career to date, even though she is the current national champion and three-time ABU champion.
“Her pay check is not impressive, ESPN paid Smash more. This fight isn’t about the money. We are here to take the title home.”
