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Rwanda-born Swiss Patrick
Kinigamazi hit the peak of his
career, so far at least, when he
captured the World Boxing
Federation (WBF) World Super
Featherweight title last June
with a unanimous decision over
Argentinian Juan Jose Farias in
his home-town Thonex.
Now the 34-year-old, who has
compiled a record of 27-2 (3)
and is unbeaten since 2012, is
set to make his maiden
title-defense on Friday November
24 at the Salle bout du Monde in
Geneva, as the main event of a
show promoted by Tundra
Promotions.
His opponent will be Robert
Laki, a former Hungarian titlist
with a nice-looking 14-1-1 (8)
ledger. Laki (25) will enter the
fight an underdog, but, as will
almost always be case with
Kinigamazi, the challenger is a
bigger puncher than the champion
and therefore a live underdog.
With only three stoppage
victories, Kinigamazi is
obviously relying mainly on his
boxing-skills. But that doesn’t
mean that he is boring in the
ring, and his fights are often
entertaining because his
opponents are less than
terrified of his power.
However, a former World and
three-time European Full-Contact
Kick-Boxing Champion, Kinigamazi
has a wealth of
combat-experience. Despite his
apparent lack of devastating
power, he is a quality operator,
and he believes firmly, if given
the chance, that he is capable
of unifying against other world
champions.
But first things first, as
Robert Laki stands in his way on
November 24. The Hungarian is
going into the lions den, and as
others before him he is
confident that he can rattle
Kinigamazi. The question will be
if the home-man can ride the
likely early storm, and impose
his will as the fight wears on.
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