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Two new World Boxing Federation
(WBF) Champions were belted in
Tanzania on Friday, January 29,
as Jackson Group Sports promoted
at the Next Door Arena in Dar Es
Salaam.
At Cruiserweight, Shaban Hamadi
Jongo took the vacant WBF
International title when
American opponent Shawn Miller
suffered a torn bicep, prompting
the technical knockout at 2:38
of the very first round.
What was shaping up to be a huge
brawl came to an abrupt end, as
Jongo improved his record to
8-1-2 (7). Miller falls to
18-6-1 (7).
The co-featured bout more than
made up for the disappointment
of Jongo vs. Miller, with
Ibrahim Class Mgender and
undefeated Malawian Denis Mwale
slugging it out for the vacant
WBF Intercontinental Lightweight
title.
After twelve rounds of non-stop
action, where both men had their
moments but Class was more
accurate and slick, the crowd
stood up and cheered in
appreciation of what was an
excellent fight.
Judges Ibrahim Kamwe, Abdallah
Neneko and Kulwa Makarange
scored the fight 116-113,
117-111 and 118-110, all in
favor of Class Mgender, but
while the right man won the
scores didn't reflect the
competitiveness of the fight.
30-year-old
Class Mgender is now 25-6 (11)
since turning pro in 2010. South
Africa-based Mwale, also thirty
years old, experiences defeat
for the first time as he drops
to 8-1 (3).
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