World Boxing Federation (WBF) All Africa Bantamweight ruler Sanele Magwaza, 5-2 (2), lost in a challenge for the vacant WBF Intercontinental title last July, getting stopped in nine rounds by Luzuko Siyo. Now the South African is aiming to return to winning ways, when he defends his All Africa title on March 26 in his […]
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Makondo & Muvud Draw In Fight Of The Year Contender
(February 28, 2022) – A pulsating battle for the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) All Africa Super Welterweight title between local man Junior Makondo and Jacques Tshikubu Muvud from D. R. Congo ended in a draw on Sunday evening, February 27. With the crowd at Memorial Centre in Kagiso, South Africa on its feet from […]
Lybon Ntshani Comes From Behind To Win WBF Title
(February 27, 2022) – In a battle of South Africans, Lybon Ntshani stopped Khumbulani Mdletshe on Saturday evening, February 26, to win the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) All Africa Welterweight title. At the Multipurpose Hall in Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal, Mdletshe proved the better boxer and was winning almost every round when he started to tire […]
Two WBF All Africa Titles Up For Grabs In South Africa
(February 9, 2022) – Two World Boxing Federation (WBF) All Africa title fights are set to take place in South Africa, on February 19 and February 20 respectively. On Saturday February 19 at the Multipurpose Center in Nongoma, Kwa-Zulu-Natal, local favorite Khumbulani “Flint” Mdletshe faces compatriot Lybon Ntshani for the vacant WBF All Africa Welterweight […]
Claressa Shields New WBF World Middleweight Champion
Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, from Flint, Michigan, USA, is the new World Boxing Federation (WBF) Womens World Middleweight Champion. On Saturday, February 5, at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales, Shields dethroned now former titlist Ema Kozin by unanimous decision. The 26-year-old American star, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, also retained her IBF, WBC and WBA […]
Kozin Vs Shields WBF, IBF, WBC, WBA Unification Set
(January 20, 2022) – Undefeated World Boxing Federation (WBF) Womens World Middleweight Champion Ema Kozin is set for a massive unification show-down with American IBF, WBC and WBA counterpart Claressa Shields on February 5 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales. For Slovenian Kozin, 21-0-1 (11), this will unquestionably be her biggest fight to date, […]
Armend Xhoxhaj WBF World Cruiserweight Champion
(December 28, 2021) – Armend “The Bombardier” Xhoxhaj won the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) World Cruiserweight title on Monday, December 27, in Kosovo. In one of the featured bouts of a show at the Palestra Karagac in the city of Pec, the Germany-based Kosovan won by unanimous decision over Vaclav Pejsar from the Czech […]
Babatunde Retains WBF International Welterweight Title
Rilliwan “Babyface” Babatunde successfully defended the World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Welterweight title on Friday, December 24, at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, Nigeria. 25-year-old Babatunde, who won the WBF title last April, fended off the challenge of game but outclassed Ghanaian Justice Addy. After ten rounds of boxing, judges Adetole Jacobs, Abdulwahab Martins and […]
WBF Boxing X-Mas In Nigeria & Tanzania
No rest for the wicked, as World Boxing Federation (WBF) Championship fights are scheduled for Nigeria on December 24, and Tanzania on December 26. On the 24th at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, Nigeria, WBF International Welterweight Champion Rilliwan Babatunde, 14-1 (8), will defend his crown against Ghanaian […]
Hakobyan, Ionascu WBF Champions In Switzerland & Germany
December 12, 2021 Andranik Hakobyan is the new World Boxing Federation (WBF) Intercontinental Welterweight champion after winning the vacant title on Saturday, December 11. At the TrafoHalle in Baden, Switzerland, Hakobyan scored a wide unanimous decision over previously undefeated Italian Alessandro Fersula. Judges Armin Bracher and Monika Hofmann scored it 100-90, while judge Marcel Werder […]