Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini
Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini (b. 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 US 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
Citations
- "Elijah Makhathini". boxrec.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- Van der Merwe 2012, p. 110.
- McRae 2015, p. 283.
- "Elijah Makhathini (1942 - )". thepresidency.gov.za. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
Sources
- McRae, Donald (2015). A Man's World: The Double Life of Emile Griffith. Simon & Schuster UK. ISBN 978-1-4711-3237-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- John Nauright (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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Further reading
- Greyvenstein, Chris (1981). The Fighters. Don Nelson. ISBN 9789092386261.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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