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Azerbaijan can celebrate a new
world boxing champion, as Fariz
Mammadov won the vacant World
Boxing Federation (WBF) World
Super Welterweight title on
Saturday February 6 in the
country´s capital Baku,
defeating former African
champion Badru Lusambya.
Mammadov, a southpaw and born
and raised in Baku, had the
measure of Lusambya from early
on, and he was clearly the most
effective of the two at close
quarters and from a distance.
His jab worked well, and his
body-shots had a clear effect on
the man from Kampala.
In the seventh, Mammadov landed
a hard and well-placed shot to
the liver that send Lusambya
down for a count of eight. He
made it through the round, but
when Mammadov came out
aggressive to finish matters in
the eight, referee Zbigniev
Lagosz stopped the fight as
Lasumbya went down again. Time
of stoppage was 1:00.
With a large and vocal crowd
cheering him on, the new WBF
World Champion improved his fine
professional record to 19-2-1
(13), while Lasumbua, also a
southpaw, loses for the first
time since 2010 and travels back
to Uganda at 24-3-2 (22).
The show was promoted by Nezir
Agayev and Yashar Milnits.
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