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Two new World Boxing Federation
(WBF) champions were crowned in
Mexico on Saturday, July 24,
while one WBF champion retained
his title and a new titlist was
belted on Sunday, July 25, in
South Africa.
In Tuxtla
Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico, local hero
Cesar Armando “Jaguar” Marquez
stopped previously undefeated
Ricardo Cortez from El Salvador
in nine rounds to win the vacant
WBF World Super Welterweight
title.
Cortez started the fight strong,
but was knocked down at the end
of round one. In round two the
visitor knocked Marquez down,
but from round three the home
man started to take over while
Cortez began to tire.
In round nine Marques was in
full control and scored two
knock-downs, forcing referee Ray
Armendariz to save the brave but
clearly hurt Cortez from more
punishment.
The new WBF World Super
Welterweight Champion improved
his professional record to
10-1-1 (7). Ricardo Cortez falls
to 9-1-1 (7).
In a very entertaining
all-Mexican scrap on the same
card, Ulises
"Chino" Moguel captured
the vacant WBF Intercontinental
Lightweight title with a
unanimous decision over Ruben
Estrella.
Judge Carlos Gomez Santiago
scored the fight 96-94, while
judges Fernando Renteria and Ray
Armendariz saw it wider at 98-92
and 100-90. Moguel improved to
8-0 (5), Estrella drops to 8-5-2
(3).
The following day in Port
Elizabeth, South Africa,
Thembelani Okolo retained the
WBF International Strawweight
title with a stoppage in eight
rounds of Phumlani Maloni.
Making his first title-defense,
Okolo looked strong all the way
as he improved his pro ledger to
10-5-1 (6)). Maloni, coming off
two solid victories, is now 6-4
(3).
In the co-featured bout, former
South African champion Luzuko
Siyo stopped WBF All Africa
Champion Sanele Magwaza in round
nine to lift the vacant WBF
Intercontinental Bantamweight
title.
Following knock-downs in rounds
eight and nine, referee Stephen
Simon waved it off. Siyo took
his record to 18-5 (15), and
Magwaza is now 5-2 (2).
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