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Underdog Moabi Nqaka defeated
domestic rival Onkarabile
Mothibedi and took his World
Boxing Federation (WBF)
International Super Bantamweight
title on Friday night, October
29, at the Grand
Palm Hotel in Gaborone,
Botswana.
While the defending champion
started best, it was challenger
Nqaka who gained momentum from
round two on and out-worked
Mothibedi, at times physically
dominating the favorite who was
unable to regain his flow from
the first stanza.
As they entered the championship
rounds it was apparent that
Mothibedi would need something
special to retain his title,
absorbing more and more
punishment as the fight went on.
In round eleven referee Ben
Ncapyi had seen enough, and
rescued him. Time of stoppage:
2:40.
The new WBF International
Champion improved his
professional record to 6-2 (2),
scoring by far his biggest
victory to date. Mothibedi falls
to 6-3 (1).
The fight, televised live in
Botswana by BTV, was promoted by
Scud Missile Promotions.
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