Nick Durandt laid to rest
The boxing and biking community have come together to pay their final respects to boxing legend Nick Durandt.
The well-known boxing trainer died in a motorcycle accident near Clarens in the Free State two weeks ago, at the age of 53.
Durandt is being laid to rest in the south of Johannesburg, in what is known as the Lebanese Church.
#NickDurandt Guard of honour formed by members of the #Crusaders Bike Club. #Durandts pic.twitter.com/Zrv746IGw6
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#NickDurandt - Guard of Honour escort the coffin into the church. #Crusaders Bike Club. Hundreds of bikers & boxing community here. pic.twitter.com/5BJSr6T4Su
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) May 5, 2017
#NickDurandt - Brothers united in grief - Damien and Storm Durandt #Durandts #Crusaders pic.twitter.com/GemBmOi3e8
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) May 5, 2017
#NickDurandt - massive attendance to pay last respects to a boxing icon. pic.twitter.com/usk5Htfadi
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) May 5, 2017
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.