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Slovenia's Ema Kozin retained
the World Boxing Federation
(WBF) Womens World Super
Middleweight title for the first
time on Sunday night, October 6,
at the Arena Stozice in
Ljubljana.
In the main event of a show
promoted by Rudolf Pavlin, Kozin
(20) scored a unanimous decision
over tough Swedish challenger
Maria Lindberg, a former
multiple world champion.
After ten rounds of action,
in front of more than 4000 fans, judges Janos Baranyi and Goran
Filipovic both scored the fight
96-94, while judge Jozo Gabric
had it slightly wider at 98-94.
Also the WBF World Champion at
Middleweight, Kozin improved her
professional record to 18-0-1
(9). Lindberg drops to 18-6-2
(10).
At the Port Alfred Hall in Port
Alfred, South Africa, Also on
Sunday October 6, Thembani Okolo
captured the vacant WBF All
Africa Strawweight title with a
seventh round stoppage of
compatriot Ndikho Magadaza.
A toe-to-toe thriller while it
lasted, Okolo eventually took
over and hurt Magadaza several
times before referee Siya Vabaza
stepped in to save him from
further punishment, helpless on
the ropes, in the seventh.
The new WBF All Africa Champion
tales his ledger to 9-5-1 (5).
Magadaza falls to 12-12-1 (3).
Promoter was Zulu Boxing
Promotions.
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