Well-known boxing trainer Nick Durandt has died
Well known boxing trainer Nick Durandt has died in a motorcycle accident near Clarens in the Free State.
Police spokesperson Captain Zweli Mohobeleli says a motorbike and a kombi were involved in the accident.
"The accident happened just after 14:00 on the R712 between Clarens and Bethlehem."
Durandt, who quit full-time training last year to focus on other business interests, trained a string of world champions and top fighters during his time as a trainer and handed his boxing gym business over to his son Damien.
Durandt was a massive biking enthusiast and also the President of the Crusaders Bike Club.
It is understood he collided with a vehicle on the road between Bethlehem and Clarens on Friday afternoon.
His son Damien says he was with him in hospital in Bethlehem when he died.
Boxing expert Ron Jackson says it's a sad day for South African boxing.