TANZANIA’S MAFIA TODAY DEFENDS WBC AFRICA TITLE
▪️He is facing Nigeria’s Aliu Bamidele in what promises to be a tough fight for unbeaten Tanzanian infront of home fans
As part of the WBC’s Year of Africa celebrations, Ibrahim “Mafia” and Aliu “Lucky Boy” Bamidele will headline the “Knockout ya Mama V” event today, July 26, at Viwanja vya Posta in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
The event, promoted by Mafia Boxing Promotions, will feature the defense of the WBC Africa bantamweight title by undefeated local fighter, Ibrahim Mafia (12-0-1, 8 KOs), who won the belt in October, 2024, after knocking out Ghanaian Enoch Tettey Tetteh in the ninth round.
His challenger will be Nigerian Aliu “Lucky Boy” Bamidele (19-1-1, 8 KOs), an experienced boxer who will seek to be crowned WBC Africa champion and join the growing list of African talents striving for greater visibility on the world boxing map.
During the official weigh-in, Ibrahim Mafia registered 53.2 kgs, while Bamidele tipped the scales at 54.2 kgs.
Present at the weigh-in was the president of the local commission, Emmanuel Saleh, a very good friend of the ABU and the WBC.
The fight supervisor is ABU President and WBC Vice President, Houcine Houichi, from Tunisia.
As part of the WBC’s Year of Africa celebrations, Ibrahim “Mafia” and Aliu “Lucky Boy” Bamidele will headline the “Knockout ya Mama V” event today, July 26, at Viwanja vya Posta in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
The event, promoted by Mafia Boxing Promotions, will feature the defense of the WBC Africa bantamweight title by undefeated local fighter, Ibrahim Mafia (12-0-1, 8 KOs), who won the belt in October, 2024, after knocking out Ghanaian Enoch Tettey Tetteh in the ninth round.
His challenger will be Nigerian Aliu “Lucky Boy” Bamidele (19-1-1, 8 KOs), an experienced boxer who will seek to be crowned WBC Africa champion and join the growing list of African talents striving for greater visibility on the world boxing map.
During the official weigh-in, Ibrahim Mafia registered 53.2 kgs, while Bamidele tipped the scales at 54.2 kgs.
Present at the weigh-in was the president of the local commission, Emmanuel Saleh, a very good friend of the ABU and the WBC.
The fight supervisor is ABU President and WBC Vice President, Houcine Houichi, from Tunisia.
Courtesy WBC
