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“The Canadian Kid” Steve Molitor 22-0 (8Ko’s) travels to Johannesburg, South Africa this week in preparation to meet Gabula Vabaza 23-0-1 (15KO’s) for the vacant IBF Super Bantamweight title on September 1 at the Nasrec Arena. Molitor campaigned and was successful at 118 but a lack of substantial fights and natural growth moved him into the 122 plus range and eventually we are told even into a higher weight class as his 5’8” frame fills out more.
Vabaza is the former WBU Super flyweight Champion and has held the WBA inter-continental Super-Bantamweight belt for a couple of years. Both he and Molitor are Southpaws and have extensive amateur backgrounds .South African Vabaza will have the crowd advantage fighting in his home country but of the three judges only one will be from his continent.
Molitor of Canadian and Hispanic descent has recently been fighting in the States and still resides in Canada. We caught up to Steve just prior to his flight to Africa and spent some time with both him and Ricardo Salazar, head of One More Round, Molitor’s promoter. [details]
Vabaza is the former WBU Super flyweight Champion and has held the WBA inter-continental Super-Bantamweight belt for a couple of years. Both he and Molitor are Southpaws and have extensive amateur backgrounds .South African Vabaza will have the crowd advantage fighting in his home country but of the three judges only one will be from his continent.
Molitor of Canadian and Hispanic descent has recently been fighting in the States and still resides in Canada. We caught up to Steve just prior to his flight to Africa and spent some time with both him and Ricardo Salazar, head of One More Round, Molitor’s promoter. [details]