{"id":99809,"date":"2023-10-09T18:05:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T18:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=99809"},"modified":"2023-10-09T18:05:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T18:05:56","slug":"ronald-malindi-dies-at-29-undefeated-south-african-boxing-champion-passes-away-weeks-after-being-shot-in-head-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/sport\/ronald-malindi-dies-at-29-undefeated-south-african-boxing-champion-passes-away-weeks-after-being-shot-in-head-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronald Malindi dies at 29: Undefeated South African boxing champion passes away weeks after being shot in head | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RONALD MALINDI has passed away just weeks after being shot in the head.<\/p>\n<p>The South African fighter had been in hospital since the incident and died on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/malindi-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Malindi competes in the batamweight division and did not lose any of his 19 fights.<\/p>\n<p>He was nicknamed &quot;King&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old was reportedly shot twice in the head in Westbury, Johannesburg on September 5.<\/p>\n<p>Police at the time revealed they were investigating a case of &quot;attempted murder after a man was shot by unknown suspects.&quot;<\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE IN BOXING<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TM-comp-Fury-lifestyle.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TM-comp-Fury-lifestyle.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TM-comp-Fury-lifestyle.jpg\"><\/picture><span>ROCK ON TOMMY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Inside Fury&#x27;s lifestyle with wife Molly-Mae, \u00a3130k Merc &amp; 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