Monday, 1 October 2012

Boxing-Funeral held for slain S.African champion Sanders (Reuters)

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Former world heavyweight boxing champion Corrie Sanders, shot dead in a robbery, was laid to rest at a funeral in South Africa on Monday with friends saying he was a gentle man who gave his life to save others. Sanders, 46, was shot in the arm and the stomach when robbers raided a restaurant near Brits, in North West Province, where he and other family members were attending a birthday party for his nephew nine days ago. Relatives said Sanders used his body to shield his daughter when the robbers started shooting. ...

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