The National Super Featherweight Title fight between defending champ Godfrey Nzimande and mandatory challenger Ayanda Yaphi spilled over into the East London crowd who vent their frustration at what they considered a premature eighth round stoppage in favor of the visiting champ. Local hero Yaphi, covered in blood from an accidental headbutt in the second round, was able to lure the more experienced Nzimande into a street brawl. And although getting hit frequently, reportedly fought back gallantly to connect time and again until the sudden stoppage. Nzimande, a multiple titlist, escaped the hostile crowd and collected his twenty-fourth win against three defeats and two draws. The mandatory challenger drops to 9-2-1.
In neighboring Namibia, WBA Pan-African Flyweight champion Joseph Hlongwa retained his title with a hard fought, unanimous twelve round decision over Zimbabwean challenger Tinaze Mashiwana. The Namibian is now unbeaten in thirteen fights, while the visitor goes home with a reported 7-4 ledger. A heavyweight four rounder saw Simasiku Matengu improve to 1-1 with a unanimous decision over Toiva Kamati, handing him his second straight loss. In a six round Featherweight bout, local lad Tony Nakashimba scored his seventh win in eleven matches with a points win over Zimbabwean loser Ronald Tamani who dropped his sixth fight against only one victory. Another Featherweight six rounder witnessed a rare matchup of boxers with losing records as Joseph Katenda barely picked up his second win in twelve fights with a split points victory over Matheus Kandara, now 2-4. As is usually the case when two losers fight tooth and nail for a rare chance to collect a "W", the winners are the fans. Lightweight Albinus Felesianu collected his seventh scalp in eleven outings with a first round execution of visiting Dumezweni Ntulikiwho who returns home to Zimbabwe with a 2-2-1 record. Welterweight Lukas Ndafoluma scored his second win with a four round split decision over debuting Steven Tjimbonde.
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