May 2 – 2010: The third day of the inaugural World Boxing Federation convention actually started in the early hours of the morning, as many delegates joined at 2.30 am local Albanian time to watch the live transmission of the Floyd Mayweather vs Shane Mosley fight from the US on a large screen set up by the hosting Tirana International Hotel.
Naturally the daily proceedings started later when at noon time the WBFed Executives and delegates participated in the official opening of the first professional boxing gym in Tirana. Set up by WBFed Honory President Ylli Ndroqi, the state-of-the-art gym offers topmost facilities for boxers and the opening ceremony was televised live on Ora News.
The evening saw the biggest-ever boxing event in Albanian history, with national superstar Kreshnik ‘The Eagle’ Qato successfully defending his WBFed world middleweight crown for the third time in a hot-tempered encounter with Argentine challenger Esteban Waldemar Ponce (full fight card report to follow on this page). The sold-out crowd was standing on their feet and celebrated their hero, while the World Boxing Federation was proud to become part of Albanian sports history.
The full results of all three WBFed title bouts were as follows:
WBFed World Middleweight Championship (12 rounds):
KRESHNIK QATO (Albania, Champion) W 12 ESTEBAN WALDEMAR PONCE (Argentina, Challenger)
WBF Supervisor: Ron Scalf (USA)
Referee: Tonio Tiberi (Luxemburg)
Judges: Jean Marcel Nartz (Germany, 118:109), Artur Ellensohn (Germany, 117:110), Matteo Fratini (Italy, 118:109)
Vacant WBFed International Heavyweight Championship (10 rounds):
LASZLO HUBERT (Hungary) DQ 6 ZOLTAN BERES (Hungary)
WBF Supervisor: Ron Scalf (USA)
Referee: Jean Pierre van Imschoot (Belgium)
Judges: Benny Decroos (Belgium, 50:44), Tonio Tiberi (Luxemburg, 49:45), Anastas Kobuzi (Albania, 50:44)
Vacant WBFed International Super Middleweight Championship (10 rounds):
BALASZ KELEMEN (Hungary) TKO 4 JANOS OLAH (Hungary)
WBF Supervisor: Ron Scalf (USA)
Referee: Darryl Ribbink (South Africa)
Judges: Eddie Marshall (South Africa, 30:27), Rassie Erasmus (South Africa, 30:27), Anastas Kobuzi (Albania, 30:27)
