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Zimbabwean Elvis Moyo continued
the impressive resurrection of
his career on Friday night,
January 26, as he retained the
World Boxing Federation (WBF)
All Africa Heavyweight title on
home ground at the City Sports
Centre in Harare.
Moyo, who returned to boxing
last July after four years
competing in MMA, made his first
title-defense of his second
reign as WBF All Africa titlist,
scoring a unanimous decision
over South Africa-based
Congolese Knife Didier.
The fight was a back-and-forth
brutal brawl, with both boxers
attacking each other
aggressively, but the
superiority in power for Moyo
gave him the edge. After ten
rounds, it was clear that the
champion had done enough to
retain his crown, but it was a
lot closer than the scorecards
suggested.
Judge Eddie Marshall scored the
very entertaining encounter
98-92 for Moyo, while Judges
Patrick Mkondiwa and Francis
Nhenderere had it slightly wider
at 100-91 and 99-91
respectively. Referee in charge
of the action was Darryl
Ribbink.
Winning his third straight bout
since his returning to the
squared circle, 34-year-old
“Bulawayo Bomber” Moyo improved
his record to 7-5-2 (3). Didier,
who boxed outside his adopted
home-country for the first time,
drops to 6-3 (5).
The WBF All Africa Bantamweight
title remains vacant, as Tapiwa
Tembo failed to make the
championship weight before
stopping Tanzanian Swedi Mohamed
in four rounds. Tembo goes to
9–5-1 (6), Mohamed falls to
12-5-2 (3).
Kalakoda Promotions promoted the
WBF doubleheader.
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