Simba Back With A Bang!

South African based Zairois Flo Simba impressively KO'd his way back into the win column with a third round right hand bombing of former WBA Pan-African and GBU Intercontinental Heavyweight titlist Thamsaqa Dube of Zimbabwe. Simba, advancing to 11-1, emphatically put behind his June stoppage loss to vet Heavyweight campaigner Frans Botha chalking it up to learning experience. Dube, who scored a shock knockout over South African hope Jake Els two years ago, came in at a whopping 269 lbs (122 kgs) for this match and was reportedly fifty pounds lighter than his last fight only two months ago when he embalmed washed up countryman Arigoma Chiponda in one round back home in Bulawayo. He returns home with his third loss in fifteen fights.

In an over-the-weight encounter scheduled for eight, current National Light Heavyweight belt-holder Tshepang Mohale and newcomer Ryno Liebenburg engaged in a seesaw battle that saw both fighters kiss the canvas in the first before a seemingly beaten Liebenburg, a four fight novice, unleash a scorcher of a right hand in the sixth to erase the deficit and remain unbeaten. Fortunately for Mohale, his South African belt wasn't on the line as he drops to 8-4. The two have three months to negotiate a rematch with the belt on the line after the loser's two month medical suspension expires.

Popular Jr. Lightweight warrior Warren Joubert improved to 18-2-3 barely outfighting novice Raymond Kupula before stopping him in the sixth and last round of a Lightweight encounter. Kupula, a DR Congo native, reportedly loses his third straight overmatched fight in South Africa. Super Welterweight hope Michael Van Heerden upped his stats to 10-1-1 with a unanimous six rounder over Sylvester Zaki, now 4-3. In four rounders, Super Lightweight Alexander Jonker barely kept a four fight unbeaten streak intact with a split decision over Jared Silverman who drops to 2-2. In the knockout of the night, hot prospect Adam de Moor advanced to 2-0 with a first round starching of Gideon Mathe, now winless in two matches. Lightweight Ashley Dlamini scored his ninth win against one loss and one draw detonating a right hand on overmatched Richard Khunou in the opening stanza. Khunou stumbles away with an even 1-1-1 record.