Monday, 1 October 2012

Funeral held for slain South African champion Sanders (Reuters)

Boxer Corrie Sanders waves the South African flag after weighing in at 235 pounds in Los Angeles, April 22, 2004. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

JOHANNESBURG (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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