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A great rivalry has developed on
the South African boxing scene,
as World Boxing Federation (WBF)
Womens World Bantamweight
Champion Bukiwe Nonina, 12-4-1
(2), will defend her title in a
third fight with compatriot
Matshidiso Mokebisi, 8-7-1 (3),
on Thursday October 26 at the
Ferdi Meyer Hall in Welkom.
The pair first squared off in
February of 2016 with the WBF
International Bantamweight title
on the line, and in this one
Mokebisi, a clear underdog going
in, rallied from behind to score
an eighth round stoppage of
Nonina in exciting fashion.
A rematch was quickly arranged
for the following month with
Nonina coming out on top by
unanimous decision. At one
victory a piece, the
rubber-match is now set to
settle the score, and this time
the winner will emerge as
“still” or “new” WBF World
Champion.
Since the second outing,
Mokebisi has defended her WBF
International Bantamweight crown
and added the same title at
Super Bantamweight, as well as
the South African national
title. Nonina has also
flourished, as she won the WBF
World Bantamweight title last
March, beating Germany´s former
World Champion Alesia Graf on a
close decision.
As is most commonly the case,
both boxers are full of
confidence that they will be
able to win again:
“Some
of my critics have been saying
that I won the WBF World title
by luck. I am determined to
prove them wrong by beating
Matshidiso for the second time”,
said a focused Nonia to South
African media last week.
Equally focused, Mokebisi coolly
countered: “I have worked on the
mistakes that made me lose to
Bukiwe. I am ready to dethrone
her!”
The very interesting tie-breaker
will headline a show presented
by The Iron Lady Promotions in
association with Free State
Province department of Sports,
Arts, Culture & Recreation. As a
special treat for local boxing
fans, entry will be free of
charge.
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