Cassper Nyovest and NaakMusiq aim to come out swinging

The long-anticipated celebrity boxing match that will see Cassper Nyovest and NaakMusiq go head-to-head has finally been announced.

At a press conference on Wednesday hosted by CelebsCity, it was announced that the pair would enter the ring on April 8 at Sun City.

Boxing SA acting chief executive Erik Masikayezwe said he hoped that by endorsing more of such exhibition matches, more people will learn about South Africa’s boxing.

The local rapper, Cassper Nyovest shared that he started the concept because he saw that many people had neglected or had little knowledge about the sport. The rapper has been vocal about his training, saying he was confident, and he feared no one in celebrity circles.

“I’m definitely going to put NaakMusiq out next weekend, I have been saying since day one,” said Nyovest.

The rapper has also been trending on social media for calling out rapper Kiernan Forbes “Aka” for a boxing match.

The South African actor Anga Makubalo known as NaakMusiq, who came to the press conference with his trainer, said he had not planned to fight Cassper, but last year, when he had gone to his fight with Youtuber Sliktalk, his name was the third one to be called out by Cassper.

“The other two guys who were called rejected the challenge and I thought, why not. That’s how we got here today,” said Makubalo.

NaakMusiQ’s trainer shared that the musician had no boxing experience before this fight and was very stiff at first. But he said a few months later, he is oozing with confidence.

The boxing match was also expected to be entertaining guests, as local artist were expected to perform.

Mama Joyce from TLB Boxing Promotions said it was never easy organising the event, but expressed her happiness that things had come together.

“This is an opportunity to show people that boxing is still there, and it exists,” she said.