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World Boxing Federation
Intercontinental Light
Heavyweight Champion Nadjib
Mohammedi, 26-3 (13), from
France got one step closer to a
world title opportunity on
Friday April 20, when he
successfully defended his title
with a unanimous decision over
Mohamed Belkacem from
Switzerland at the Salle Jean
Roure in
Les
Pennes-Mirabeau.
It was a fast-paced bout where
the challenger tried hard and
was the aggressor in the first
half, but Mohammedi had superior
boxing skills, footwork and
speed, and effectively countered
the attacks from Belkacem, who
did manage to land the odd good
shot.
After seven rounds of giving his
all, Belkacem, now 20-5-1 (9),
was clearly spend and it seemed
only a matter of time before
Mohammedi would catch him and
finish the fight. However, while
the dominance by the Frenchman
was total, Belkacem deserved
huge credit for showing
tremendous willpower by staying
on his feet to the end.
Judges Torben Seeman Hansen from
Denmark, Joaquim Rueda and
Martin Basila, both from France,
scored the bout 119-109, 118-110
and 119-108 respectively.
Referee in charge of the action
was another Frenchman, Noel
Monnet. Promoter was Robert
Safrani.
Also Friday night, In Dortmund,
Germany, undefeated Goda
Dailydaite became the new World
Boxing Federation Women’s World
Featherweight champion when she
defeated Arleta Krausova from
the Czech Republic for the
vacant title.
In a good, entertaining contest,
Dailydaite was always a bit
sharper than her slightly more
experienced opponent; this was
the second world title fight for
Krausova, but it was competitive
throughout and the spectators
got their money’s worth seeing
their local hero score a
unanimous decision.
After ten rounds of world class
boxing, the judges voted 98-92 (Olena
Pobyvailo, Belgium), 99-91 (Toni
Tiberi, Luxembourg), and 99-92
(Hans Joachim Karge, Germany).
Referee was Daniel Van de Wiele
from Belgium.
With the victory the new world
champion improved to 7-0 (2),
while Krausova dropped to 6-2,
both losses coming on points in
WBF World title fights. The bout
was promoted by Timor Khalil and
his Khalil Boxpromotion.
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