Bonginkosi Nhlapo narrowly defeated fellow countryman Nelson Mbhele to win the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) All Africa Light Heavyweight title on Saturday night, June 7.
The South African rivals headlined a show at Event City in Middelburg, in South Africa´s Mpumalanga province, promoted by Rise Boxing Promotions.
It was an evenly contested bout, which, although unspectacular, provided good entertainment for the fans watching from ringside.
After ten rounds of boxing, judge Gezani Hlungwane couldn’t separate them and scored the fight 95-95, but he was overruled by judges Mike Phiri and Phumeza Zinakile who had it 96-94 and 98-92 for Nhlapo.
The new WBF champion improved his professional statistics t0 4-2-1 (1). Mbhele goes to 5-5 (2).
