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Germany, Philippines and Uganda
set the scene for World Boxing
Federation (WBF) championship
bouts on Saturday, April 30, as
thousands of boxing fans
witnessed the crowning of two
new Intercontinental champions
and two new International
titlist.
In Germany, at the Tangerhuette
Kulturhaus, Samir Nebo stopped
Andrei Mazanik from Belorussia
to win the vacant WBF
Intercontinental Heavyweight
title. Nebo seemed to be
cruising along steadily, winning
the first four rounds
comfortably, when the visitor
tripped and hurt his ankle.
Mazanik did get back on his
feet, but when Nebo took
advantage of the situation by
opening up with combinations,
the trainer of Mazanik pulled
his man out and Nebo was
declared the winner by fifth
round technical knockout (time
2:41) and improved his record to
8-1-1 (8). Mazanik drops to 12-7
(9).
In the evenings co-feature,
Kazakhstan-born Sadam Sasha
Kerimov (22) prolonged his
perfect knockout-streak to
fifteen by winning the vacant
WBF International Light
Heavyweight title with a
first-round blow-out of
previously undefeated Timur
Zaslavskiy.
The towel was thrown in by the
corner of Zaslavskiy, at 1:02,
much to the dismay of the
spectators, after Kerimov, now
15-0 (15), landed a series of
sickening body-shots on his
cornered opponent, who slowly
sank to the canvas and suffered
his first defeat in seven
outings and drops to 6-1 (5).
Billed as “Brawl At The Mall:
Undefeated!”, Sanman Promotions
staged a free to the public
ten-bout show at the Makati
Cinema Boxing Arena in Makati
City, Philippines, headlined by
a fight for the vacant WBF
International Bantamweight
title.
After ten competitive rounds of
boxing, 19-year-old “Magic” Mike
Plania captured his first title
when he was declared the winner
by majority decision over
compatriot Lorence Rosas, and
improved his professional record
to 10-0 (4). Southpaw Rosas (21)
falls to 5-1-2 (2).
Judges Nowel Haduca and Gil Co
scored the fight 95-93 and 96-92
in favor of Plaina, while judge
Jerrold Tomeldan had it all even
at 94-94. Referee in charge of
the action was Silvestre
Abainza, who deducted a point
from each boxer for intentional
head-buts.
At the Sheraton Kampala Hotel in
Kampala, Uganda, David
Basajjamivule was too strong and
powerful for Tanzanian Mbaruku
Kheri, who was dominated and
retired before the fourth round
with a suspected cracked rip,
making the local hero the new
WBF Intercontinental Light
Heavyweight champion.
Lifting the vacant title in
front of happy fans cheering him
on and eventually celebrating
him at ringside, the new
champion improved his impressive
professional ledger to 16-3-1
(11), and sends a disappointed
Kheri home with a 16-9 (14)
record.
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