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Matiti wants fans to don school uniforms for boxing tournament in honour of Youth Day
Promoter Ayanda Matiti is calling on fight fans attending his international boxing tournament at the Christian Conference Centre in Abbotsford, East London, on June 20 to wear school uniforms in honour of Youth Day on Monday.
He believes this gesture will honour the role young people played in the fight against apartheid and the June 16 Soweto uprising in 1976 when pupils protested against the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in black schools.
Matiti, a former ANC Eastern Cape youth league chair, has established himself as an international boxing promoter.
A former professional boxer from Mdantsane, he often uses his tournaments to celebrate significant events and figures in South African history, particularly Youth Day.
His upcoming event, dubbed the Celebration of the 1976 Generation, will feature a high-profile international dual title fight in the bantamweight division.
