On a big card promoted by Stephen Vaughan Jr. at the Intercontinental Hotel in St. Julians, Malta, broadcast Live by DAZN and FightZone, two new World Boxing Federation (WBF) champions were crowned on Friday night, October 4.
Malta-based German Heavyweight Renke Wittke jumped in at the deep end in only his fourth pro fight, as he took on experienced Colombian Juan Camilo “La Boa” Novoa for the vacant WBF Intercontinental Heavyweight title.
Wittke looked excellent as he handled his tough opponent well, and eventually over-powered him with a flurry at the end of round three. Novoa took a knee, and was counted out. Official time: 3:00.
Nicknamed “Drago”, Wittke passed his first big test and is now 4-0 (4), while Novoa (42), who challenged for the WBA Interim world Middleweight title in 2013, falls to 32-13-2 (29).
At Light Heavyweight, Romanian teenager Andrei Cristian Florian (19) beat another Colombian battle-tested veteran in Jose Miguel “Mochuelito” Torres to win the vacant WBF International title.
Florian was too fresh, strong and fast for Torres, knocking him down three times in the second round, before ending matters with another knock-down in round three. Referee Zbigniew Lagosz waved it off at 1:36.
Florian, a pro for only ten months, is now 7-0 (4) in the paid ranks. Torres (45), a pro since 2003, drops to 38-22 (29).
