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World Boxing Federation (WBF)
Intercontinental Cruiserweight
Champion Sefer Seferi made a
successful first defense of his
title Saturday night, April 1,
at the Markthalle in Burgdorf,
Switzerland. With a near
sell-out crowd of 1500 fans, he
left no one disappointed.
Seferi effectively put an end to
a fifteen-fight winning streak
of Brazilian challenger Marcelo
Ferreira dos Santos, scoring a
fifth round knockout to improve
his record to 22-1 (20). Losing
for the first time since 2007,
Ferreira dos Santos drops to
22-11-1 (18).
It was a competitive fight in
the first four rounds, but with
Seferi having the edge. In the
fifth, he surprised and hurt
Ferreira dos Santos in the first
few seconds, but the former
Brazilian and South American
champion appeared to have
weathered the storm as the round
drew to a close.
But just before the bell sounded
to end the stanza, Seferi send
Ferreira dos Santos to the
canvas with an explosive
combination, landing to both
body and head. A clearly hurt
challenger failed to beat the
count of referee Jozo Gabric,
who waived the fight off at
2:59.
Seferi proved once again that he
has massive power in both hands,
which makes him a dangerous
opponent for anyone. As
Intercontinental Champion he is
an obvious possible challenger
for WBF World Cruiserweight
Champion Taylor Mabika, and that
fight would almost certainly
also be explosive.
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