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Zim boxing legend Tinago laid to rest

Langton “Schoolboy” Tinago, arguably Zimbabwe’s greatest sportsperson ever, was buried at Gweru Provincial Heroes’ Acre yesterday, becoming the only athlete to get such recognition which is the second highest in the country. Tinago died…
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Tinago family requests hero’s status

Government yesterday confirmed receiving a provincial hero status request from the family of the late boxing legend Langton ‘’Schoolboy’’ Tinago. The three-time Commonwealth champion died in the early hours of Tuesday, aged 69, after a…
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Schoolboy was simply a genius

When Muhammad Ali knocked out then defending world heavyweight champion, Sonny Liston, in February 1964, in boxing’s greatest upset in Florida, he immediately proclaimed to the whole world he was “The Greatest”.
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Zim boxing at crossroads

Barely three months after pouring out his heart on being neglected in an interview with a local weekly, former Commonwealth Boxing champion and Zimbabwe boxing legend Langton “Schoolboy” Tinago has died without getting the recognition he…
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