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After losing a decision to South
African rival Simangele “Smash”
Hadebe last September, and
drawing in the rematch only five
weeks ago, Ellen Simwaka from
Malawi finally came out on top
in their third encounter on
Saturday night, June 30.
At the Turfontein Race Cource in
Johannesburg, with the vacant
World Boxing Federation (WBF)
Womens International
Bantamweight title on the line,
it was obvious that these boxers
know each other well, making it
a nip-and-tuck battle in the
first six rounds.
But, fighting on her opponents
home-turf, Simwaka impressively
took matters out of the judges
hands in round seven, scoring a
technical knockout to win her
first professional championship
less than two years after making
her debut.
With the victory, 21-year-old
Ellen Simwaka improved her
record to 7-3-2 (5), and makes a
strong case for herself as a
challenger for another South
African, WBF World Champion
Bukiwe Nonina. Simangele Hadebe
drops to 4-2-2 (1).
The fight was the main event of
a show promoted by Boxing 5
Promotions.
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