sentences:  South Africa had eight world champions in 1998.However, according to Jeffrey Mathebula's trainer Nick Durandt who has trained world champions such as Thulani Malinga and Phillip N'dou in his 25-year career, South Africa had not been able to host the world title bouts due to lack of funds, and boxers had been forced to fight overseas for world titles.The Gauteng sports department has been cooperative, but sponsorship and television coverage significantly dropped in thirty years.