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Five World Boxing Federation
(WBF) championship bouts took
place between Friday February 26
and Saturday February 27, as a
triple-header was staged in
Rustenburg, South Africa, and
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania played
host to a WBF twin-bill.
On Friday (February 26), in
South Africa, reigning WBF
Intercontinental Super
Welterweight ruler Nkululeko
Mhlongo defended his title with
a tenth round technical knockout
stoppage of previously
undefeated compatriot, and WBF
International champion, Frans
Ramabola.
Mhlongo, who briefly moved up to
Middleweight last June to
challenge WBF world champion
Isaac Rodrigues in Brazil,
losing a unanimous decision,
improved his professional record
to 15-3 (12), and Ramabola falls
to 6-1 (2) after a spirited
effort.
On the same card, Koos Sibiya,
now 18-10-4 (2), beat Ashley
Dlamini, 16-4-2 (9), to capture
the vacant WBF All Africa
Featherweight title by unanimous
decision. While the fight was
hard-fought and entertaining,
the scores where wide in favor
of the new champion.
Judge Thabo Spampool scored the
fight 119-111, Sylvia Mokaila
had it 117-110 and Ben Ncapai
scored 119-109 for Sibiya, who
is now back on top after losing
a split decision to former world
champion Mzonke Fana last year
for the WBF Intercontinental
Super Featherweight crown.
The third WBF title fight of the
evening saw underdog Matshidiso
Mokebisi, 4-4-2 (2), come from
behind to stop South African
national champion Bukiwe Nonina,
8-4-1 (2), in round eight to win
the vacant Womens International
Bantamweight title.
At the Leaders Club Kinodoni in
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on
Saturday night (February 27), it
was a big night for the Cheka
family as brothers Francis
(pictured
above) and Cosmas both
emerged victorious from World
Boxing Federation title fights
against good opposition.
Francis Cheka, 32-9-2 (17), a
former WBF world champion, won
the vacant Intercontinental
Super Middleweight title by
unanimous decision over Serbian
Geard Ajetovic, 27-15-1 (13).
This was a rematch of a 2008
encounter in England, won on
points by Ajetovic who would
again prove a difficult task for
Cheka.
Dropped badly in the first round
and heavily battered in the
second, Cheka (33) eventually
regrouped well and took over as
the fight went on. After twelve
rounds the scores were 115-112
twice (Anthony Ruta and Sakwa
Mtulya) and 116-111 (Ibrahim
Kamwe).
Younger brother Cosmas Cheka
took home the vacant WBF All
Africa Lightweight title after
ten rounds against Mustafa Doto.
Judges Sakwa Mtulya, Anthony
Ruta and Ibrahim Kamwe scored it
98-92, 97-94 and 99-91
respectively.
25-year-old Cosmas now spots a
16-5-4 (2) professional ledger
after almost seven years in the
game, while fellow Tanzanian
Doto drops to 14-11-3 (7).
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