THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1952: Jake Tuli wins the Commonwealth flyweight crown as he stops experienced Englishman Teddy Gardner in the 12th round in Newcastle, England. It was only Tuli’s 11th professional bout and his first outside SA. Gardner, a veteran of 65 fights, quit after that knockout defeat

1998: Mpush Makambi could blow hot and cold, but he was impressive as he stopped Adrian Dodson for the IBO middleweight title in the 11th round in London

2009: A soccer team none too slick, suffered defeat in Limerick . . . Bafana Bafana lose their sixth international on the trot, going down 0-1 to the Republic of Ireland in a friendly in Limerick. And that’s no joke!

2015: Debutant Mpho Makola scores a late goal as Bafana Bafana recorded their first victory over Senegal with a 1-0 win in a Nelson Mandela Challenge match at Orlando Stadium

2018: Bafana Bafana are held to a frustrating goalless draw by Libya in an African Nations Cup qualifier at a wet Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban