AFRICA CHAMPION MOGUNDE ROBBED IN ADDIS ABABA ▪️ Shigali beaten clean by Ethiopian boxer
Mogunde celebrating his gold medal with teammates in the 2024 Africa Championships in Kinshasa, DR Congo
Africa light-middleweight champion Boniface “The Hammer” Mogunde (pictured left wearing a cheeky grin) was amused rather than disappointed losing to Ethiopia’s Daniel Abenezere.
It was obviously one big joke by the shameless Ethiopian judges.
His wry amusement after the Ethiopian was declared the winner shows Mogunde treated the defeat with the contempt it deserved.
That’s probably why he took it easy and relaxed after the outrageous decision was announced in the boxing finals of EAPCCO Sports Festival in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday, May 1.
“It’s so annoying when you know you’ve beaten your opponent and then he’s given the victory,” Mogunde told boxersworld.co.ke in an interview from Addis Ababa.
Went on Mogunde: “I’m cool because I know I won, I’m just praying I meet my opponent again away from home without the assistance of home judges, he’ll cry in the ring. It’s so irritating, even the fans were also surprised how the Ethiopian won.”
The head coach of Police Boxing Club, David Munuhe, was also shocked by Mogunde’s defeat.
“Bonny played very well dominating all the three rounds, it’s disheartening he lost unfairly,” said Munuhe.
Joseph Shigali lost fairly to Ethiopia’s welter Emiryase Mesefen.
On the defeat of welterweight Joseph Shigali by Ethiopia’s Ermiyase Mesefen, Munuhe said the Ethiopian deserved to win the fight.
“Shigali fought a taller opponent he was not prepared for, he kept him at a distance, and was not successful whenever he tried to fight from the inside,” said Mogunde commenting on the defeat of his teammate.
The Addis Ababa sports festival is for cops in Eastern Africa. Boxing has attracted only three countries, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.
BOXING FIGHTS THIS WEEKEND INCLUDE STAR-STUDDED LINEUP WITH CANELO ALVAREZ, RYAN GARCIA AND OTHERS
Four world title fights and two undisputed championships will be part of what’s set to be a packed weekend of boxing action featuring 10 current or former world champions.
From Times Square to Saudi Arabia and back to Las Vegas, three scintillating cards all take place between May 2-4, with a handful of boxing’s top pound-for-pound fighters returning to the ring.
Here’s the boxing schedule this weekend.
Boxing this weekend
Ryan Garcia headlines Times Square boxing card on Friday
Ryan Garcia (24-1) vs. Rolly Romero (16-2)
Devin Haney (31-0) vs. Jose Ramirez (29-2)
Teofimo Lopez (21-1) vs. Arnold Barboza (32-0); WBO junior welterweight title
Reito Tsutsumi (debut) vs. Levale Whittington (1-2-1)
Why it matters: Three of boxing’s biggest stars feature in consecutive fights on the first-ever card to take place in Times Square in New York City. Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney each take on former world champions, with a win by each setting up the highly anticipated rematch between the two later this year. The lineal 140-pound champion Teofimo Lopez also defends his WBO title against undefeated contender Arnold Barboza in his toughest title defense at junior middleweight.
Canelo Alvarez headlines Saudi Arabia fight card on Saturday
Canelo Alvarez (62-2-2) vs. William Scull (23-0); WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF super middleweight titles
Jaime Munguia (44-2) vs. Bruno Surace (26-0-2)
Martin Bakole (21-2) vs. Efe Ajagba (20-1)
Badou Jack (28-3-3) vs. Noel Mikaelian (27-2); WBC cruiserweight title
Marco Verde (debut) vs. Michel Polina (4-5-3)
Brayan Leon (6-0) vs. Aaron Guerrero (11-3-1)
Start time: 6 p.m. CT
Why it matters: By all accounts Scull is one of the weakest opponents Alvarez has faced in recent years, but there’s a method to the madness behind this bout. With a win, which the oddsmakers give Alvarez a -4000 chance to secure, he will once again reign as undisputed super middleweight champion after being forced to vacate his IBF title last summer. Which means his blockbuster bout against Terence Crawford, expected for later this year, will be for the undisputed 168-pound titles.
Naoya Inoue headlines Las Vegas fight card on Sunday
Naoya Inoue (29-0) vs. Ramon Cardenas (26-1); WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF junior featherweight titles
Rafael Espinoza (26-0) vs. Edward Vasquez (17-2); WBO featherweight title
ESPN+ undercard
Rohan Polanco (15-0) vs. Fabian Maidana (24-3)
Emiliano Vargas (13-0) vs. Juan Leon (11-2-1)
Mikito Nakano (12-0) vs. Pedro Marquez (16-1)
Art Barerra Jr. (8-0) vs. Juan Carlos Guerra Jr. (6-1-1)
Why it matters: Arguably the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Naoya Inoue, fights on U.S. soil for the first time since 2021, defending the undisputed junior featherweight title against San Antonio’s Ramon Cardenas. Japan’s Inoue has won world titles in four weight classes and is one of three boxers in the four-belt era to become undisputed champion in multiple weight classes, joining Terence Crawford and Oleksandr Usyk. Typically fighting in the early hours of the morning U.S. time, Inoue will be live on ESPN on Sunday night from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Boniface "The Hammer" Mogunde (left) and Joseph Shigali are in action today, May 1, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
MOGUNDE, SHIGALI TAKE ON ETHIOPIAN BOXERS TODAY
Kenyan boxers, Africa light-middleweight champion Boniface “The Hammer” Mogunde and Joseph Shigali, will today, May 1, fight Ethiopian opponents in the EAPCCO Sports Festival in Addis Ababa.
Shigali fights Ermiyase Mesefen at welterweight with Mogunde battling Daniel Abenezere. Both bouts are finals.
Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda are the only three countries represented in the boxing tournament in the Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Sports Festival.
South Sudan had confirmed participation but pulled out.
The head coach of Police Boxing Club, David Munuhe, said the two boxers are all set for their finals.
“Our two boxers are in top shape, we’re confident they’ll win gold medals in their respective weight categories,” said Munuhe.
Kenya's team which participated in the 1999 Africa Zone Five Boxing Championships in Cairo, winning six silver and four bronze medals. The 10 medalists qualified for the African Games in South Africa.
NENEZ BOXING ARCHIVE: ABA ignores judges decision in 1999 as national team wins six silvers and four bronze medals in Cairo
Dallas Mercenary Duncan Kuria (left) battling KDF’s Robert Muritu in the semi-finals of the 1999 Kenya Open Championships. Kuria aka Sugar Ray tormented the soldier enroute to a unanimous decision..
Boos and catcalls greeted Peter Kariuki’s
controversial victory over George Maina in the light-middleweight class during the 1999 Kenya Open Championships finals at Nyayo Stadium.
Prisons’ George Maina definitely had an edge over NCC’s Peter Kariuki in the Kenya Open which was also being used to select the national team to defend their Zone Five Championship in Cairo.
Peter Kariuki (left) and George Maina.
Headed by John Roberts at the time, the ABA of Kenya opted for Maina instead of the winner Kariuki to make it known to the judges who was the better boxer in the finals. They also took into account Maina’s consistency. The same was done in the light-flyweight and super-heavyweight divisions with Kenya Open finals light-flyweight loser John Kangau preferred to the winner Joseph Mwangi with AFABA’s Philip Ouma also earning the nod of ABA instead of Railways’ Fredrick Obala who defeated Ouma in the Kenya Open finals.
Twelve boxers were selected for the Cairo trip with Zone Five defending middleweight champion Peter “Dynamite” Odhiambo, the only surviving member of the 80s Golden Era, travelling to Cairo as a light-heavyweight.
Odhiambo took part in the heavyweight berth for the first time in the Kenya Open defeating Prisons’ Samuel Opiyo but the ABA decided Odhiambo drops down to light-heavyweight and Opiyo’s twin brother, George Odindo, moves up to heavyweight berth. Odindo won the light-heavyweight crown in the Kenya Open beating Nairobi’s Moses Odhiambo in the finals.
“I wasn’t comfortable in heavy.My height and weight had a disadvantage compared to natural heavyweights,” said Odhiambo.
Flyweight Duncan Kuria aka Sugar Ray maintained his domination in the flyweight division by soundly outpointing Nakuru’s Joseph Onyango to book the Cairo ticket. Kuria is currently the Communication Director of the Boxing Federation of Kenya (BFK).
The 1998 Commonwealth Games welterweight silver medallist Absalom “Diblo” Okinyi captained the 12-man Cairo team.
Welterweight Absalom “Diblo” Okinyi (red t-shirt) skippered the 1999 Cairo team.
Others in the team were bantamweight Nick ‘Kanyankole” Otieno, featherweight John Mwangi, lightweight Mathias Dome, light-welterweight Fred Munga, middleweight Peter “Magic” Wanyoike and super-heavyweight Philip Ouma.
Travelling as head coach was Charles Anjimbi assisted by German-trained George Gichuki and Charles Longisa who doubled as referee/judge.
The Kenyans put up a remarkable show with six boxers winning silver medals and four bringing home bronze medals.
Welterweight Absalom Okinyi, flyweight Duncan Kuria, light-welterweight Fred Munga, middleweight Peter Wanyoike, light-heavyweight Peter Odhiambo and heavyweight George Odindo won the six silvers. The four bronze medals coming from bantamweight Nick Otieno, featherweight John Mwangi, light-middleweight George Maina and super-heayweight Philip Ouma. The 10 medalists qualified for the African Games in South Africa.
Peter “Dynamite” Odhiambo was the only surviving 80s Golden Era pugilist in the Cairo team.
On return home, Anjimbi said Kenya would have won over three gold medals but biased officiating was their undoing.
The same sentiments were echoed by Duncan Kuria.
“Officiating was biased especially when fighting against North Africans. You had to knock them out to win otherwise it was almost impossible to win on points against them,” said Kuria.
Captain Okinyi cited non-payment of allowances as their lowest moment in the Cairo trip.
“What demoralized the team was lack of allowances, we were so disappointed going back home the same way we arrived,” said a bitter Okinyi.
Tempers flared with some boxers refusing to hand back the tracksuits until they were paid their allowance.
LERENA CONFIDENT AHEAD OF RADCHENKO FIGHT IN PRETORIA
South Africa’s Kevin Lerena will make the first defence of his title when he collides with Ukrainian opponent Serhiy Radchenko at the SunBet Arena in Time Square, Pretoria, on Thursday evening, May 1.
Lerena becomes the first South African boxer to defend a World Boxing Council (WBC) title on home soil. He is the reigning WBC bridgerweight champion, and is determined to make good of the opportunity presented to him.
“I saw my opponent for the first time on Monday. I have prepared very hard and I’m ready to fight. I know what I need to do on fight night. There’s no way that I’m gonna lose this fight,” Lerena said.
A win will serve as an early birthday present for Lerena, who will turn 33 four days after his fight against the Ukrainian. Lerena will go to the fight carrying a record of 30 victories with 14 knockouts and three losses.
On the other hand, the 38-year-old Radchenko has a professional record of 11 wins with five stoppages and seven defeats.
Alvin Otieno (right) and Pintos Omondi mesmerised fans with their ring artistry that portends a bright future for Kenya boxing if their potential is properly nurtured and exposed as well.
Photo design by Duncan Kuria
🏆AFRICA’S EMERGING STARS
▪️Alvin Otieno: A star boxer in the making
Steady stance…Alvin Otieno (left) and Pintos Omondi were outstanding in the 33-36 kg bout. Technically Otieno had an edge over the winner Omondi but the two boxers have a bright future.
Watch out for talented Alvin Otieno of Kibra Olympic Club, an African Emerging Star.
The 14-year-old Otieno, a grade eight pupil at Shadrack Kimalel school, was among the most impressive performers in the finals of Nairobi Junior Championships on April 26 at Pal Pal Gym, Pumwani.
He may have lost controversially to an equally good opponent, southpaw Pintos Omondi of Mukuru Fight-4-Life Club, Otieno proved to be the better boxer technically.
Otieno’s superb ring generalship could be mistaken to that of an old hand in the game yet he’s still at the junior level.
He was relaxed, scored accurately, evaded blows tactically and his delivery was perfect.
Kenya’s first ever female boxer to win a medal in the African Games, Amina Martha Faki, was at the corner of Kibera Olympic’s Alvin Otieno.
Even Kenya’s African Games bantamweight bronze medalist Amina Martha Faki, who was at Otieno’s corner, wondered how her boxer lost.
Anyway that’s besides the point. Both youngsters are good, and if anything their 33-36 kg bout was, arguably, the best in terms of ring craftsmanship, mastery of the basics and maturity too considering their age.
Otieno’s progress should now be closely monitored to ensure his potential is not wasted.
Boxing fans packed Pal Pal Gym in Pumwani to encourage Africa’s Emerging Stars.
He needs to be motivated in any way possible to let him know that he is appreciated. The same treatment should also be accorded to the cool Mukuru’s Pintos Omondi. His intelligent southpaw approach rekindled the glorious era of Kamau “Pipino” Wanyoike, one of Kenya’s most accomplished southpaws.
Diouf Muimi (left) exerts more pressure on Nairobi's Morris Kimani who he beat in the semi-finals of the Kenya Open Championships on April 18 at Nairobi's Charter Hall.
POLICE BOXER DIOUF MUIMI FIRES BACK AT EMMANUEL CHONDO ▪️ I defeated Manu fair and square in the Kenya Open finals, he says ▪️ There’s fire in the flyweight berth this season
The controversial Kenya Open flyweight final between Diouf Muimi (left) and Nairobi’s Emmanuel Chondo. Diouf won on points but Chondo disagreed with the judges. He felt he had done enough spadework to carry the day.
Newly-crowned Kenya Open flyweight champion Diouf Muimi aka Bashday has fired back at Emmanuel “Manu” Chondo over his remarks regarding their fight during the finals of the Kenya Open Championships on April 19 at Nairobi’s Charter Hall.
Boxing for Police “Chafua Chafua”, Diouf outpointed Chondo in the flyweight final but the Nairobi County boxer felt the judges were unfair to him.
“I should have won the fight because I was in charge in the second and third rounds,” Manu told boxersworld.co.ke in an interview.
But Diouf has maintained he beat Chondo clean, and that he should accept defeat and move on.
“What I know is that the judges did their job very well by deciding I was the winner, I beat him fair and square,” Diouf said, adding: “Manu will never beat me again I know him better now.”
Manu had previously defeated Diouf twice prior to their third encounter in the Kenya Open Championships finals.
“The two defeats have taught me a lot of things about my opponent, he will be lucky to beat me again,” roared the 20-year-old Diouf. There is a looming battle for supremacy in the flyweight division which promises to be hotly contested in this year’s Kenya National Boxing League starting in May.
Diouf Muimi aka Bashday says he’s the best flyweight in Kenya at the moment.
In addition to Diouf and Manu, there’s Africa flyweight bronze medalist Abednego Kyalo, African Military Games champion Kevin Maina both of KDF, Kibra’s Paul Omondi and Morris Kimani of Kasarani Youth Club.
Maina and Omondi have defeated Diouf once in 2024 but he said he had just started his journey at the senior level, and now that he’s settling down they’re in for a rough season.
“I’m ready for them in the league, I’m the best that’s why I’m the Kenya Open champion,” said Diouf who singles out Kelvin Maina as the only threat in his determination to dominate the flyweight berth.
“I thought Maina will fight in the Kenya Open, I didn’t see him, wherever he is he should know I’m a different boxer now,” said Diouf who hails from Mwingi sub-county in Kenya’s Eastern Region.
“Kyalo is a good boxer but he’s not that tough, I can take him on,” said Diouf without batting an eyelid on Kyalo’s status as a bronze medalist in the 2024 AFBC Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships in Kinshasa, DR Congo.
“Paul Omondi is also good, he knows boxing but I can handle him better if we meet again, I believe in myself,” said Diouf whose involvement with boxing was influenced by the late Mathare North Boxing Club coach John Kimani.
Diouf used to play football as a midfielder for Mathare Flames. Their training ground was near the social hall. So, at times he would go and watch the boxers training.
The turning point came in 2018 when he unwillingly got involved with boxing.
“I was at the doorstep watching boxers training, I didn’t know coach Kim was behind me,” recalls Diouf.
“Coach Kim then held my hand and led me into the hall and from that day I’ve never looked back, I switched from football to boxing, it’s the best sport to me.”
Diouf explains what happened in the hall after being led inside by coach Kim.
“When coach Kim led me into the hall for the first time, I did not train. He took his time to know who I was, where I came from and why I wanted to train with them, he told me boxing is a good sport provided one is disciplined.
“After introduction, he told me to come the following day with my training gear, by then I was 13 years in class eight. When I told my parents I wanted to become a boxer my mum was not happy. She told me I can go mad being constantly hit on my head but my dad was okay with it and told me I can do it if my heart was in boxing.”
A former student at Kahuguini Boys in Kiambu County and Mathare North Primary schools, Muimi began attending training religiously with Kim, as they used to call him, and coach Kennedy Muiruri teaching him the ABC of boxing.
“I found out boxing is more interesting than football, one is punished by his mistakes in the ring so you need high level of concentration. When I started training I felt pain all over my body, boxing training is different to football, that didn’t discourage me I was eager to do it again and again.”
Satisfied their rookie boxer had mastered the basics well, coach Muiruri entered Diouf in several tournaments starting with a friendly match against Kariobangi as Diouf himself further narrates.
“The same year I joined boxing in 2018 we went for a friendly game at Kariobangi which I won, I started as a minimumweight. I was scared a bit since it was my first game. Coach Muiruri encouraged me saying it was just like what you do in sparring. I won the game, my dad was happy he bought me a brick game. I went on winning more games and this encouraged me to work harder I knew I can make it.
“In 2023 I was in the national youth team that went to Tanzania I came back with a gold medal. After I finished school in 2023 the following year I went for novices I came second. That same year I took part in the intermediate tournament I won the title at Rongai. I was so happy. In the Kenya Open I lost in the semis to Silus Onyango.”
Diouf’s impressive performance had already caught the attention of Police who poached him last year, and has since then represented them in several national league matches.
“I’ve learnt a lot of new tricks in boxing since I joined Police, I’m happy training with some of the big names in boxing,” said Diouf who singles out Africa Championships bronze medallist Shaffi Bakari as the boxer who inspires him a lot since they also train together at Mathare Depot.
“After our sparring sessions Shaffi sits with me to correct the mistakes he noticed in me, and when he’s sparring I watch him and pick a few styles from him I modify them to my ability.”
Coach Muiruri is so far satisfied with Diouf’s rapid progress.
“This young man is a very fast learner, within a short period he has done commendably well, I can only wish him all the best at Police,” said Muiruri.
Diouf taking part in a youth tournament at Umoja Gym during the holidays when he was in form two. With him is coach Kennedy Muiruri (right) and Bernard Muiruri.
With the Kenya Open title already under his belt, Diouf has already made his presence felt in Kenya boxing.
His journey to the top has started but much will now depend on how he performs against his rivals in the national league and other local tournaments.
At only 10 years, the southpaw Gaddafi has a masterclass uppercut.
One of Africa’s Emerging Stars, Kallah Said aka Gaddafi (pictured), was in his true element once again winning boys 26-27kg title in the Nairobi Junior Championships which ended today, April 26, at Pal Pal Gym, Pumwani.
A standard five pupil at Mathare North Primary, Said put up an impressive showing to outpoint Lebron James of Kasarani.
Even Kenya’s national team head coach Musa Benjamin, former internationals Kenneth “Valdez” Ochieng, Maurice “Kawata” Maina and David Kiilu were all mesmerised by his potential especially his masterclass right uppercut.
“He’s throws the uppercut better than many senior boxers,” remarked Valdez whose former boxer he coached at Kayole Rapid, Kennedy Muiruri, is the coach of Gaddafi.
“The boy is good, he’s a boxer to watch,” said Muiruri who also coaches Africa Championships bronze medallist Aloice Vincent Ochieng and Kenya Open flyweight champion Diouf Muimi.
Alvin Otieno (right) of Kibra Olympic and Dian Omuyuzu (left) of Mukuru Fight-4-Life were some of the most impressive boxers in the finals of the Nairobi's Junior Boxing Championships on Saturday, April 26, at Pal Pal Gym, Pumwani.
SGR TRAIN RIDE TO MOMBASA FOR NAIROBI JUNIOR BOXERS, SAYS MUSA BENJAMIN
Future champion Alvin Otieno with his coach and national team boxer Amina Martha Faki who is the first ever Kenyan female boxer to win a medal in the African Games.
An exciting SGR train ride to Mombasa awaits winners of the Nairobi Junior Championships boxing tournament which ended yesterday, April 26, at the Pal Pal Gym, Pumwani.
Kenya’s national boxing team head coach Musa Benjamin, who is also the Secretary-General of Nairobi County Boxing Association, said plans are in the pipeline for all the winners in the Nairobi Junior Championships to travel to Mombasa for a friendly match against their Coastal counterparts towards the end of the year.
Kenya’s national boxing team head coach Musa Benjamin (far left) also attended the Nairobi Junior Championships to monitor future boxing prospects.
“We used to do it in the past to motivate the juniors and have them enjoy themselves at the Mombasa beaches,” Musa told boxersworld.co.ke at the Pal Pal Gym.
“Our former international Benson Gicharu is one of the beneficiaries of the Mombasa trip. They will also meet the Mombasa junior boxers in a friendly match.”
With lack of regular junior boxing tournaments not only in Kenya but in Africa, Musa said they have no choice but to create their own contests to gauge their juniors.
“If funds are available we can also extend our friendlies with neighbouring countries such as Tanzania and Uganda,” said Musa.
The Kenyan juniors such as Kallah Said aka Gaddafi of Mathare North, Alvin Otieno of Kibra Olympic and Dian Omuyuzu of Mukuru Fight-4-Life Club displayed immense potential in the Nairobi tournament but as usual after such an event there’s no follow-up to organise more tournaments for them. They go back to school until the next holidays is when they participate in another junior event which does not move them forward. It has become a ritual.
Rising star, southpaw Dian Omuyuzu of Mukuru Fight-4-Life Club.
Such tournaments are meant to monitor the impressive juniors with an aim of grooming them to graduate to the youth category and eventually to the national team.
Financial constraints is one big hurdle facing the growth of junior boxing in Africa, resulting in lack of inter-country tournaments and an annual African event. This problem extends up to the senior level.
Eventually, some of these promising junior boxers abandon boxing to join other disciplines while others through the guidance of their financially able parents decide to concentrate on their studies.
They do so upon realising there are no proper structures for their growth as well as a tangible plan to assure them of a steady future and regular income by associating themselves with boxing.
Africa Boxing Confederation (AFBC) President Eyassu Berhanu had promised to introduce Junior Africa Boxing Championships but almost two years since his election, he has not implemented his pledge.
Like his predecessors, he has turned out to be another big-thinking day dreamer.
_Russia's Azalia Amineva is declared the winner in this six-round welterweight fight against DR Congo's Brigitte Mbabi in IBA.Pro3 on Friday, April 25, in Russia_
Brigitte Mbabi suffered her first defeat in pro boxing when she lost on points to Russia’s Azalia Amineva in a six-round welterweight fight in IBA.Pro3 contest held on Friday, April 25, at the Sports Training Centre of the Republic of Bashkirtostan Wrestling Palace in Russia.
A close quarter exchange between Mbabi and Amineva
The DR Congo boxer however put up a good show that placed him in a vantage position to appear in more events of the newly launched pro boxing league by the International Boxing Association (IBA).
The southpaw Amineva, Youth World champion and two times European champion, showed early signs of dominance from the first round in which she had the better of the exchanges connecting several clean shots at Mbabi who failed to find the range against the agile Amineva.
It was Mbabi’s first defeat in professional boxing having previously won three fights all of them inside the distance. It’s however unclear whether Mbabi’s defeat will appear in Boxrec, a website that publishes pro boxers’ ring records.
Mbabi turned pro in 2024 after winning her second gold medal at the Africa Championships at home in Kinshasa, DR Congo. She won her first gold in the inaugural Nelson Mandela African Boxing Cup in Durban, South Africa, in early 2024.
Prior to the Durban tournament, Mbabi won a bronze medal in the African Games in Accra, Ghana, in March. In all she has won four bronze, three silver and two gold medals for DRC.
Mbabi was inspired by her father, Buffalo Emmanuel Blaise Mwika, to take up boxing in 2016 at Ali Boxing Club in Lubumbashi. Her dad was also a boxer during his youth.
*Artur Subkhankulov (RUS) vs. Ibrahim Balla (AUS)*
Subkhankulov won by majority decision, claiming the IBA Pro Intercontinental and WBA Oceania lightweight titles.
Jose Miguel Borrego (MEX) vs. Ryan Martin (USA)
Borrego won by decision, becoming the IBA Pro American 67kg Champion.
The IBA.Pro 3 event in Ufa featured a mix of ranking matches and title bouts, with a focus on showcasing promising young talent alongside established fighters.
