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Saturday September 28 was a big
night of action for the World
Boxing Federation (WBF), as
championship double-headers took
place in Zimbabwe and South
Africa, and a defending
International Champion put his
title on the line in Mexico.
At the International Convention
Center in Harare, Zimbabwe,
national hero Charles Manyushi
captured the vacant WBF World
Middleweight title when he beat
former title-holder Diego Diaz
Gallardo from Argentina in three
one-sided rounds.
Manyushi (30) was unmerciful,
and showed that he is at the
peak of his powers, while Diaz
Gallardo may be at the end of
the road at 39. The new World
Champion improved his
professional record to 24-4-1
(15), while Diaz Gallardo drops
to 22-7-1 (13).
In main undercard attraction of
the show promoted by Exodus
Boxing Academy, Brandon Denes
remained undefeated at 7-0 (4),
scoring three knock-downs on the
way to stopping late substitute
Limbani Chipaka from Malawi, now
11-7 (4), in round eleven to win
the vacant WBF Intercontinental
Light Welterweight title.
In Johannesburg, South Africa,
at the Portuguese Hall promoted
by Fantastic 2 Promotions,
Ayanda Nkosi took home the
vacant WBF World Lightweight
title by seventh round stoppage
over Mexico´s former WBA World
titlist Emanuel Lopez.
While Lopez was always brave and
dangerous, and kept coming
forward, Nkosi picked him apart
by using his sublime boxing
skills. In round seven, with
Nkosi punishing Lopez, the
Mexican´s corner had seen
enough, and saved their man by
throwing in the towel.
With the victory “Greyhound”
Nkosi takes his ledger to 14-1
(8). Lopez, only halted three
times inside the distance prior
to his trip to South Africa,
travels back to Tapachula at
30-12-1 (14).
Prior to the main event,
up-and-coming Phumelele Cafu
went 4-0-2 (4) with an
outstanding performance as he
claimed the vacant WBF
International Flyweight crown,
stopping Hamza Mchanjo, now
17-13-3 (3), from Tanzania.
Cafu was near perfect as he
landed basically at will, and
clearly hurt Mchanjo several
times with excellent body-shots
before the towel was thrown in
at 1:51 of the fourth round,
prompting referee Simon Mokadi
to wave the fight off.
Finally, local underdog
challenger Ivan Pinto won the
WBF International Super
Featherweight title dethroning
defending champion Donald Brown,
from Inglewood, California, USA,
at the Big Punch Arena in
Tijuana, Mexico.
Pinto, now 4-0 (2), appeared to
overwhelm the American, who
falls to 7-1 (5), and floored
him in rounds 5, 6, 7 and 9,
enroute to a unanimous decision
by scores of 96-88, 94-90 and
94-90. Gonzalez Boxing
Promotions promoted, in
association with GM3.
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