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CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19!
Durban, South Africa will host a
World Boxing Federation (WBF)
Championship double-header on
Sunday, February 14 behind
closed doors at the Kwagghikazi
Hall.
WBF All Africa Middleweight
Champion Ayanda Mthembu is set
to make his first defense of the
title he won in December of
2019, when he takes on former
Tanzanian Champion Ibrahim
Tamba, 23-13-1 (16).
Mtembu is an unusual
title-holder with a mediocre
7-7-2 (5) record, but has shown
in recent fights that he is much
better than his statistics
suggest.
In June of 2018 he lost a
competitive decision to 11-0
Emile Kalekuzi, who is now 20-0,
and since then he defeated
Snamiso Ntuli (3-1) and Maisha
Samson (18-16-5), the latter by
first round knockout to win the
title.
The co-feature is another South
Africa vs. Tanzania clash, with
Khumbulani Mdletshe facing
Habibu Pengo for the vacant WBF
International Welterweight
title.
Mdletshe, 8-3 (6), is riding a
three-fight winning-streak, but
Pengo, 15-5-2 (6), is a tricky,
durable and more experienced
opponent, and could prove to be
a very hard task for the local
man.
Promoter will be Ludonga Boxing
Promotions.
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