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Undefeated featherweight Sakaria Lukas scheduled to defend his WBO Africa title for the third time this Saturday evening at the Windhoek Country Club Resort in Windhoek, Namibia. Lukas (20-0, 14 KOs), who is currently ranked No. 3 by the WBO at 126 pounds are facing Tello Dithebe (20-7, 6 KOs) from South Africa. This is going to be the first bout on foreign soil for the challenger.
There are no dream matchups that get more recognition today in boxing’s sphere than the one between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. Both of the two giant athletes hold a portion of the heavyweight throne with Joshua being a WBA/IBF/IBO unified beltholder while the WBC title belongs to Wilder. Joshua (20-0, 20 KO’s) last defended his belts against late substitute opponent Carlos Takam via a tenth round TKO on October 28 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The Watford-born Englishman dominated the fight until referee Phil Edwards halted the contest following to a number of unanswered blows landed on the double-tough Takam.
Former junior flyweight world champion Pedro Guevara admits he had a tough time with Ken Shiro when the two had tango in Tokyo last month. Guevara (30-3-1, 17 KOs) travelled to Japan in mid-October to challenge reigning WBC 108-pound belt holder Shiro (11-0, 5 KOs) but came up short on the cards by majority decision after a competitive 12-round fight.
Imre Szello successfully defended his WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title for the second time with a ninth-round TKO win against Robert Hall Jr last Friday in Salgotarjan, Hungary. Szello (19-0, 12 KO’s) took the center of the ring in round one and controlled the bout with his calculated aggression. The American Hall Jr (11-1, 8 KO’s) tried his best to figure out his opponent but came up short in all areas.
Undefeated Imre Szello headlines a nine-bout card this coming Friday in Salgotarjan, Hungary. The 34-year-old fighter will meet Robert Hall Jr in the second defense of his WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title. Szello (18-0, 11 KO’s) is currently ranked No. 6 by the WBO at 200 pounds and planning to get new experiences against his American foe en route to a world title fight. This will be the fourth appearance of the Hungarian contender this year. Szello last fought in September when he dispatched journeyman Petar Mrvalj in two rounds.
Sergey Lipinets secured a long-time dream last Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York when he captured the vacant IBF junior welterweight world title with a twelve-round decision win over Japanese Akihiro Kondo. Lipinets (13-0, 10 KO’s) became the mandatory challenger by the International Boxing Federation since last December after he stopped Leonardo Zappavigna in eight rounds in a bloodbath to get the No. 1 spot in the rankings.
On August 19 the boxing world turned its attention to Lincoln, Nebraska, where Terence Crawford and Julius Indongo faced off in a rare matchup to unify the whole super lightweight division. Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) brought the WBC/WBO/RING titles while Indongo (22-1, 11 KOs) put the WBA/IBF belts on the table. The matchup of the two unbeaten unified champions was won by Crawford who earned a brilliant stoppage victory in round three with a right hook to the body.
Middleweight prospect Walter Kautondokwa successfully defended his WBO Africa belt this past Saturday night at the Windhoek Country Club Resort in Windhoek, Namibia. The hard-hitting Kautondokwa (16-0, 15 KOs) faced Tanzanian Meshack Mwankemwa (17-4-2, 10 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round matchup to discuss who will lead the African continent in the 160-pound division.
Former light flyweight world champion Pedro Guevara is getting his much anticipated shot at WBC champion Ken Shiro (10-0, 5 KOs) on Sunday in Tokyo. The Mexican pugilist is a long-time mandatory challenger for the green-and-gold belt at 108 pounds. Guevara (30-2-1, 17 KOs) had to leave his WBC belt in Japan in November, 2015 following a highly controversial split decision loss to unheralded Yu Kimura. The 28-year-old former titlist had to wait years to finally get his shot to regain his once-held belt.
Undefeated WBO No. 6 rated middleweight contender Walter Kautondokwa returns to the ring this coming Saturday in his native Windhoek, Namibia. The hard-hitting Kautondokwa (15-0, 14 KOs) will headline a ten-bout card while defending his WBO Africa title against Tanzanian Meshack Mwankemwa (17-3-2, 10 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round matchup at the Windhoek Country Club Resort.