Having won the Gauteng welterweight title in only his sixth professional fight when he demolished Gift Bholo last year, Makhense followed up with a majestic points win against Xolani Mcotheli for the WBA Pan African title in February.
The lanky boxer from Limpopo, who is trained in Pretoria by Sebastiaan Rothmann, produced a stupendous performance last weekend against the dangerous Marios Matamba, the 25-year-old Congolese who is trained in SA by Sean Smith.
Matamba tried very hard to earn his 10th knockout but he found Makhense too clever and slick to pin down, on his way to a unanimous points decision. Interestingly, the 26-year-old Makhense looks up to home boys Cassius Baloyi and Phillip Ndou, whose illustrious careers were guided in Johannesburg by the prolific late trainer Nick Durandt."The boy is an unbelievable talent and we will do all we can to help him reach his goals. In fact, both Makhense and Matamba will feature in our next tournament in November," said Berman.
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