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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>South African junior bantamweight champion Phumelela \u201cThe Truth\u201d Cafu says he is ready to face fire from \u201csome people\u201d at home in East London for leaving Songile Matiti’s Xaba Academy and joining the HotBox Gym of successful Johannesburg trainer Colin \u201cNomakanjani\u201d Nathan.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people are going to crucify [me] for this, some are going to be glad I joined Nathan,\u201d said the talented Cafu, from Duncan Village in East London, who arrived in Johannesburg on Thursday last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people were pushing me to join him and even my uncle said I should. I don’t care what people say; I made the right decision for myself. It’s my career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cafu, undefeated after 10 fights with eight short-route wins, is rated No 4 by the IBF, third by the WBO, seventh by the WBA and 11th by the WBC. He holds the IBF International and WBA Intercontinental belts.Cafu said he wanted to join Nathan before his first professional boxing match in 2018. That was also the year Nathan established No Doubt Management, which produced its first world champ in Hekkie \u201cHexecutioner\u201d Budler.<\/p>\n

Cafu said his contract with Matiti expires on June 14.<\/p>\n

\u201cI left [Mzamo] Mapetla in 2022 and teamed up with Khangelani Jack, who trained boxers at Xaba Academy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cJack left and it was then that I was trained by [Miniyakhe] Sityatha and [Mnyamezeli] Sosha. There is no bad blood between us, especially between me and Sosha.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am going to be trained and managed by Colin.\u201dNathan’s camp boasts South Africa\u2019s only legitimate world champ in Sivenathi \u201cThe Special One\u201d Nontshinga who holds the IBF junior-flyweight belt. Nathan said he is excited to have been joined by Cafu.<\/p>\n

The trainer \u2014 who enjoys a cordial relationship with IBF president Darryl Peoples and top English promoter Eddie Hearn, whose Matchroom has a contractual obligation with Nontshinga \u2014 said: \u201cMy job is to fulfil his [Cafu\u2019s] dream of becoming world champion.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo doubt he is the best super fly in South Africa and I might have a surprise move up my sleeve for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s going to be interesting to see what happens after July 7 when Fernando Martinez and Kazuto Ioka unify for the IBF and WBO titles. Not letting anything out of the bag, but I’ve got something up my sleeve.<\/p>\n

\u201cI only speak the truth to my fighters I get behind because I always want the best for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cafu’s last fight was on December 16 when he flattened Enathi \u201cHired Gun\u201d Stele in 26 seconds to claim the South African belt.<\/p>\n

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