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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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Cassius Baloyi won his sixth world championship when he beat Mzonke Fana on points to take over the IBF junior lightweight title at Mafikeng on Saturday night.