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Baloyi wins IBF eliminator;(Mashaba KOs Aiken! |
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Written by By Ron Jackson - Fightnews.com
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Tuesday, 13 November 2007 |
In a battle of former world titlists, junior lightweight Cassius Baloyi (34-3-1, 18 KOs) put himself in line to retake the IBF world title when he beat Gairy St Clair (38-5-2, 17 KOs) on points in an IBF title eliminator at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, on Monday night. The South African won 116-112 on two cards and 120-108 on the card of a judge who completely missed a splendid performance by the Australia-based Guyanan. St Clair was ahead after six rounds but ran out of gas because of his all-out attack game plan, and allowed Baloyi to take control and win the last six rounds. Baloyi will now fight Mzonke Fana for the IBF title.
Thomas Mashaba (20-2-4, 12 KOs) stopped former IBF featherweight champion Eric Aiken (16-6-1, 12 KOs) in the ninth round to retain his IBO featherweight title. The South African was in severe trouble early on and was down for a count in the sixth round but hammered away at the American in the eighth round before sending him to the canvas with a copy-book left hook at 1 minute 51 seconds in the next round. Referee Terry O'Connor did not even take up the count as Aiken's assistants rushed to his side. (More) Tuesday, November 13 2007 |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 November 2007 )
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Heavyweight boxer Vitali Klitschko (L) and his manager Bernd Boe... Reuters
Heavyweight boxer Vitali Klitschko (L) and his manager Bernd Boente attend a news conference to announce his upcoming WBC title match against Samuel Peter in New York August 27, 2008. The match will be held at the O2 World arena in Berlin, Germany October 11, 2008. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES)
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Heavyweight boxers Vitali Klitschko (L) and Samuel Peter pose to... Reuters
Heavyweight boxers Vitali Klitschko (L) and Samuel Peter pose together during a news conference to announce their upcoming WBC title match in New York August 27, 2008. The match will be held at the O2 World arena in Berlin, Germany October 11, 2008. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES)
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Olympic men's freestyle wrestling bronze medallist Sushil Ku... Reuters
Olympic men's freestyle wrestling bronze medallist Sushil Kumar (L) and Olympic men's middleweight boxing bronze medallist Vijender Kumar (R) pose with their medals as India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh watches before their meeting in New Delhi August 26, 2008. India's best Olympic Games amounted to three medals - not many, perhaps, for the world's second most populous nation but sports chiefs believe the performance will spark future success for the country. To match feature OLYMPICS/INDIA. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA)
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Olympic men's middleweight boxing bronze medallist Vijender ... Reuters
Olympic men's middleweight boxing bronze medallist Vijender Kumar (R) shows his medal to India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before their meeting in New Delhi August 26, 2008. India's best Olympic Games amounted to three medals - not many, perhaps, for the world's second most populous nation but sports chiefs believe the performance will spark future success for the country. To match feature OLYMPICS/INDIA. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA)
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India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) shakes hands with ... Reuters
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) shakes hands with Olympic men's middleweight boxing bronze medallist Vijender Kumar as Olympic men's freestyle wrestling bronze medallist Sushil Kumar (2nd L) and President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Suresh Kalmadi watch before their meeting in New Delhi August 26, 2008. India's best Olympic Games amounted to three medals - not many, perhaps, for the world's second most populous nation but sports chiefs believe the performance will spark future success for the country. To match feature OLYMPICS/INDIA. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA)
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