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Continuing to make its mark on
the global boxing landscape,
Saturday April 7 was another
busy date for the World Boxing
Federation (WBF) with four
championship fights, taking
place in Germany, Namibia and
South Africa.
At the Unihalle in Wuppertal,
Germany, WBF International
Heavyweight Champion turned
promoter Werner Kreiskott saw
his man Marco Martini win the
vacant WBF International Super
Welterweight title with a
unanimous decision over
previously undefeated Yaser
Yueksel.
From Wuppertal, Martini boxed a
very disciplined fight, while
Yueksel tried to bring the
home-man out of his game with
his elusive style. It didn't
work, and Yueksel didn't do
enough to assert himself in most
of the rounds.
Scores were 96-94 from judge
Jean-Marcel Nartz, and both
98-92 from judges Jens Uwe Baum
and Roman Morawiec. The new
champion took his professional
record to 15-3 (6), while
Turkish-born but Cologne-based
Yueksel drops to 5-1 (3).
In Namibia, Salute Boxing
Academy welcomed fans to a WBF
Championship twin-bill at
Windhoek Show Ground, featuring
local favourites against
opponents from Malawi.
Reigning WBF All Africa Super
Welterweight Champion Vakufilapo
Nashivela was originally
scheduled to face Roarke Knapp,
but when the South African
pulled out at short notice he
was replaced by Limbani Masamba.
“Cowboy”
Nashivela, now 7-0 (6), had
little problems with the
normally durable Masamba, 12-10
(5), winning every round enroute
to a sixth round stoppage.
In the second title fight, hot
local prospect Nathaniel
Kakololo registered the best win
of his career and took home the
vacant WBF International
Featherweight title by
unanimously out-scoring
tough-as-nails Israel Kammwamba.
Judges Eino John Kaimbi, Patrick
Esterhuizen and Ricky Tshabalala
scored the fight 99-92, 98-92
and 97-93 respectively. Kakololo
goes to 7-1-1 (2), Kammwamba
9-3-1 (5).
Finally, making the first
defence of the title he won last
October at the same venue, WBF
All Africa Super Bantamweight
Champion Tato Bonokoane retained
his belt in the main event of a
show at the Memorial Centre in
Kagiso, South Africa.
Nicknamed “Captain Charisma”,
Bonokoano fended off the
challenge of late substitute
challenger Aphiwe Khumalo
and improved his ledger
to 9-1-2 (6) with a stoppage 22
seconds into round four.
Promoter was Team Dida
Promotions.
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