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Tanzania continues to keep the
flag flying high for African
boxing, as two World Boxing
Federation (WBF) title fights
headlines a card in Dar Es
Salaam on January 29.
“Jackson
Group Fight Night, January
Edition”, promoted by Jackson
Group Sports, will see local
southpaws Ibrahim Class Mgender
and Shaban Hamadi Jongo face
tough opposition at the Next
Door Arena.
In an intriguing clash for the
vacant WBF Intercontinental
Lightweight title, Class
Mgender, 24-6 (11), squares off
with undefeated South
Africa-based Malawian Dennis
Mwale, 8-0 (3).
While Mwale has never tasted
defeat as a pro, Class Mgender
clearly has an edge in
experience, this being his
eighth championship fight and
his opponent fighting for his
first title.
At Cruiserweight, Shaban Hamdi
Jongo, 7-1-2 (6), takes a big
step up in class when he faces
American Shawn Miller, 18-5-1
(7), for the vacant WBF
International title.
Jongo won the Tanzanian national
crown in 2017 and has won five
straight, but he has never been
in with anyone with the pedigree
of former WBF North America and
International Light Heavyweight
Champion, and two-time world
title-challenger, Miller.
At least seven undercard bouts
are planned, with plenty of
international flavor, as Tervel
Pulev (15-0) from Bulgaria and
Lolita Muzeya (15-0) from Malawi
among the interesting names
reportedly set to appear in
non-title fights.
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