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No favours were given by the
visiting Malawian opponents, when
two local boxers had to fight hard
to win World Boxing Federation (WBF)
titles on Sunday, April 16, at the
Multi Purpose Centre in Gqeberha,
South Africa.
Sanele Magwaza moved up from
Bantamweight, where he held the WBF
All-Africa title, to fight Grey
Chimkwapulo for the vacant WBF
Intercontinental Super Bantamweight
title.
It turned out to be a barn-burner,
with both fighters deciding to go
toe-to-toe from the first to the
last bell, making it a very close
and entertaining fight.
After twelve rounds of boxing,
judges Siya Vabaza and Voyokazi
Ncata scored it 115-113 and 116-112
for Magwaza, overruling judge Thandi
Ngodwana who scored 115-113 for
Chimkwapulo, giving Magwaza the
victory by split decision.
Magwaza improved his professional
record to 6-2 (1). Chimkwapulo falls
to 5-3 (3).
In the second WBF title fight of the
evening, Bathabile Ziqubu edged
pre-fight favourite Revai Madondo by
majority decision to lift the vacant
Womens International Super Flyweight
title.
Judges Voyokazi Ncata and Clifford
Mbelu both scored the fight 96-94
for Ziqubu, while judge Thandi
Ngodwana had it all even at 95-95.
In a fight that could have gone
either way, Ziqubu´s jab was the
difference in many rounds, as she
took her deceiving professional
statistics to 4-3 (0). Madondo,
coming off six straight wins, is now
6-3-1 (2).
The WBF championship double-header
was promoted by Mbali Zantsi
Showtime Boxing Promotions.
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