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World Boxing Federation (WBF)
International Cruiserweight
titlist Taylor Mabika has his
sights set on higher accolades,
and will challenge for the WBF
World title on Saturday December
17, when he takes on defending
champion Zine Eddine
Benmakhlouf.
They will clash at the Stade De
Lamitie in Libreville, the
capital of Mabika´s native
country Gabon, headlining a big
show promoted by Yoka Com
´Event. Based in Luxembourg,
this will only be the fifth time
that Mabika fights in Gabon as a
professional, and a huge crowd
is expected to support the
popular boxer on the night.
Mabika, 15-2-1 (9), last fought
on June 17, when he captured the
WBF International crown by
stopping Germany´s former world
title-challenger Lars Buchholz
in round four. Since then he has
diligently prepared for his
opportunity to become world
champion.
Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf, 22-4-1
(12), from Algeria, won the WBF
world title in March of 2015 in
Berlin, Germany, and made his
first defense in March of this
year when he halted the
aforementioned Buchholz in six
rounds on home-soil in Algiers.
The 39-year-old resident of
Seine-Saint-Denis in France, his
adopted home-country where he
has had most of his professional
bouts, is proving to be a true
world champion by once again
going abroad, this time to
Africa, a whole new continent.
With thousands of loyal
Mabika-fans rooting against him,
almost eight thousand kilometers
away from home, and a hungry and
determined challenger in front
of him, the defending WBF World
Cruiserweight Champion must be
prepared for a tough night in
Libreville.
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