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At the Palais Des Sports in
Saint-Quentin, France, World
Boxing Federation (WBF) World
Light Heavyweight champion Tony
Averlant made a successful
second defense of his title on
Friday night, February 19,
beating former African titlist
Daniel Wanyonyi from Kenya.
With a sold-out crowd of 2500
watching, Averlant and Wanyonyi
engaged in a tactical battle as
both men tried to lay traps for
his opponent, so it turned out
to be a contest of skills more
than wills. Never the less, the
spectators seemed to enjoy the
action, with their home-town
favorite getting the better of
most rounds.
The defending champion did a
nice job of nullifying any
attacks from Wanyonyi, and
appeared to be the more polished
boxer of the two. But the
visitor from Nairobi had his
moments, and it was a
well-matched fight between two
quality boxers.
However, Averlant was a clear
winner, and the scorecards of
judges Ernst Salzgeber,
Christophe Hembert and
Jean-Marcel Nartz reflected this
appropriately with tallies of
117-113, 117-111 and 118-110.
Referee in charge of the action
was Smail Alitouche.
Averlant (31), who recently
returned to the rigng after a
lengthy period of
injury-recovery, improved his
professional record to 23-8-2
(4). Wanyonyi (32) has come a
long way since losing his pro
debut in 2007 by stoppage, but
falls to 22-9-2 (18).
The Tony Averlant vs. Daniel
Wanyonyi WBF World Light
Heavyweight title fight
headlined a show promoted by
Pascal Cordier.
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