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South Africa´s Tholumusa Ngema
travelled into his opponents
back-yard to win the World
Boxing Federation (WBF)
International Super Bantamweight
title on Friday night, May 17,
beating Tshepang Babui at
Boipuso Hall in Gaborone,
Botswana.
The local man, nicknamed “Gear
Box”, was brave and willing from
the start, and kept the fight
close throughout, but Ngema was
simply too big for him and
effectively used his superior
reach to keep Babui at bay in
large parts, landing from the
outside while Baboui tried to
close the distance.
After ten entertaining and
quality rounds of championship
boxing, judges Lesogo Jenamiso
and Petros Mpete both scored the
fight 96-93, while judge Edwin
Nkegedi had it 95-94, all for
Tholumusa Ngema. Referee in
charge of the action was Edward
Marshall.
The new WBF International Super
Bantamweight Champion, fighting
out of the KwaZulu-Natal
province, improved his
professional record to 6-1-2
(2). Babui falls to 6-3-2 (3),
and will most likely move down
in weight and could challenge
for the WBF Africa Super
Flyweight title before the end
of the year.
The fight was the main event of
a show was promoted by Thuso
Khubamang and his Scud Missile
Promotions.
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