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Its been a long time coming,
almost exactly a year, but World
Boxing Federation (WBF) All
Africa Welterweight Champion
Antonio Mayala is finally set to
make his first title-defense on
Friday June 29 against Benoit
Makangila Vela at the Mistico
Equestrian Center in Paarl,
South Africa.
The fight will be one of two WBF
championship fights on Kalakoda
Promotions “Seek & Destroy”
bill, televised live by Kwesé
Sports. In the main event, Knife
Didier and Vladyslav Sirenko
square off for the vacant WBF
International Heavyweight title.
Cape Town-based Mayala, 9-3 (6),
the first ever WBF Champion born
in Angola, stopped Jarred
Silverman in nine rounds last
June to win the title. In
undefeated IBF Continental
Africa titlist Makangila Vela,
14-0-1 (7), from D.R. Congo, he
is facing his best opponent to
date.
Knife Didier, another D.R. Congo
warrior, will get his second
crack at a WBF title, following
a spirited decision-loss in
January to All Africa ruler
Elvis Moyo in Zimbabwe. Boxing
out of South A frica his entire
career, he will now be on
home-turf against Ukrainian
Vladyslav Sirenko.
Didier brings a record of 6-3
(5), while Sirenko, fighting for
the sixth time in South Africa,
is undefeated at 7-0 (6). With
twelve of thirteen victories
between them coming inside the
distance, this one promises
fireworks from the get-go.
Also in South Africa the
following day, on Saturday June
30 at the Turffontein Racecource
in Gauteng, local girl Simangele
Hadebe, 4-1-2 (1), takes on
Malawian Ellen Simwaka, 6-3-2
(4), for the third time, this
time with the vacant WBF Womens
International Bantamweight title
on the line.
Hadebe won the first encounter
on points over eight rounds in
September of 2017, but last May
25 in Johannesburg the pair
fought to a ten round draw in
the rematch. So now it is time
to settle the score with the
winner emerging as WBF champion.
The bout will headline a show
promoted by Boxing 5 Promotions.
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