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World Boxing Federaration (WBF)
World Super Featherweight
Champion Patrick Kinigamazi
showed a rare display of power
on Friday night, November 24, as
he retained his title on a show
promoted by Tundra Promotions in
Geneva, Switzerland.
Not known to be a big puncher,
34-year-old Kinigamazi proved
that he can certainly bang if he
wants to, as he scored five
knock-downs en-route to a fifth
round stoppage of Hungarian
challenger Robert Laki at the
Salle bout du Monde.
After a quiet first round, which
Laki probably won, the defending
champion took over and floored
his challenger in the second,
third, fourth and twice in the
fifth, prompting referee Ernst
Salzgeber to wave it off
immediately after the last
knock-down.
Born in Rwanda but based in
Switzerland his entire career,
Kinigamazi improved his
professional record to 28-2 (4).
This was his first defence of
the title, which he won last
June with a unanimous decision
over Argentinian Juan Jose
Farias. Laki falls to 14-2-1
(8).
Also on Friday night, in Cape
Town, South Africa, raw but
extremely powerful Nicholas
Radley demolished normally
durable fellow countryman
Makhasonge Zwengu in two rounds
to win the vacant WBF All Africa
Light Heavyweight title.
Radley, who improved his record
to 5-0 (5), landed a perfect and
vicious right hand that send
Zwengu crashing to the canvas,
out cold. There were some scary
moments following the knockout,
as Zwengu, now 10-14 (5),
remained unconscious for several
minutes, but thankfully he was
soon okay.
On the same card, promoted by
Kalakoda Promotions, local
favourite Thembani “Baby Jake”
Mbangatha captured the vacant
WBF All Africa Featherweight
crown after a fantastic
action-fight against compatriot
Mayihlome Mjonono.
It was toe-to-toe for ten
rounds, gruelling stuff, and
some called it the best fight
seen in that area for many
years. So it was only
appropriate that both fighters
received a standing ovation
before Mbangatha was announced
as the winner by hard-fought
unanimous decision.
Judges Clifford Mbelu, Elroy
Marshall and Francis Manning
scored the fight 96-94, 97-93
and 98-93 respectively, all for
the new champion who remains
undefeated at 8-0 (4). Mjonono
drops to 5-3 (1), but certainly
deserves new opportunities in
the future.
A third WBF All Africa title
fight between Cruiserweight
titlist Chamunorva Gonorenda and
Nkapema Mutshi was scrapped when
the challenger pulled out on
short notice. Gonorenda instead
won a non-title fight on the
undercard.
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