Head of Marketing for Vodacom Blue Bulls, Shanil Mangaroo held a press conference for the new and exciting Rugby meets Boxing Fight night, on Friday, February 21st at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, 10 am.
He seeks to grow Rugby’s fan base by fusing it with boxing enabling fanatics to enjoy both sports in the same atmosphere:
Before the exciting Fight night at 7 pm , United Rugby Championship fixtures Vodacom Bulls against Emirates Lions, on Saturday, February 22nd at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, 2 pm. Vodacom Bulls legend Lionel Mapoe and Emirates Lions legend Marnitz Boshoff will battle it out in the ring as they are the main event of the fight night.
Former Vodacom Bulls centre, Lionel Mapoe expressed how fun and beneficial is boxing after retirement:
The staff of both Vodacom Bulls and Emirates Lions will be partaking in the fight night: Sebastian Rothmann vs Shadow Shabane, Mark Rapapali vs Wesley Gabriel, Gideon Visser vs Kyle Sham, Pascal Alanga vs Thabo Agbenafa, Frikkie van Jaarsveld vs Katleho Sauli, Luke Ackers vs Jaden Mraz.
