Dulani wins in Umtata; Avakyan decisions Moraiti in Maribor.

On Friday, September 23, in Umtata, South Africa, former amateur stand-out Ayanda Dulani won the vacant WBF All Africa Strawweight title in only his fourth paid outing, when he stopped fellow countryman Ndikho Magadaza in the twelfth and final round.

Dropped several times during the fight, and trailing hopelessly on the cards, Magadaza showed great heart and kept fighting his chance, but eventually succumbed to a vicious body-shot. Referee Lulama Mtya waved it off at 1:39 of the final stanza.

Dulani is now 3-0-1 (1) since turning pro in August of 2015, and looks like a future star of the Strawweight division. “Mini Cooper” Magadaza, a professional since 2010 and a former WBF International title-challenger, sees his record dip to 6-8 (2).

At the convention in Maribor, on Saturday night, Georgia´s former WBF world title-challenger Mikheil Avakyan dethroned WBF International Light Welterweight titlist Jean Moraiti from France, scoring a close but unanimous decision after ten rounds.

Judges Per Hansen, Arno Pokrandt and Darryl Ribbink scored the fight 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94 respectively for Avakyan, who improved his record to 37-26-4 (20). Moraiti, making his first title-defense, drops to 12-10-4 (0). Referee was Eddie Marshall.

Also, Attila Koros sprung a bit of an upset when he beat Hungarian compatriot Ferenc Hafner by unanimous decision to lift the vacant WBF Intercontinental Middleweight title. Koros, who improved to 12-5-1 (9), was knocked down once, but managed to floor Hafner, 26-11 (15), twice.

Daniel Lopez Rivera scored the bout relatively close at 114-111, but Eddie Marshall and Brahim Ait Aadi had it wider with 117-110 and 115-109 tallies. Referee in charge of the action was Alexander Plumanns.


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