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New WBF Intercontinental champion Ben Nsafoah

Germany-based Ghanaian Cruiserweight, Ben Nsafoah did himself proud annexing the vacant WBF Intercontinental belt handing previously unbeaten Bjoern Blaschke his first loss in nine outings in Tuebingen, Germany two weeks ago. The win boosts Nsafoah to 14-5-2. Not so lucky was globe-trotting, US-based Malian, Cisse Salif, whose crack at the vacant WBA International Heavyweight title was thwarted by hometown refereeing in Bayern. After dropping German-based Bosnian Alexander Petkovic twice in the fourth, Salif followed up with two more knockdowns in the fifth but was inexplicably deducted points for low blows instead. The talented Malian journeyman continued the assault in the sixth dropping his man yet again, but a further legitimate body shot knockdown gave the ref an opportunity to come to the house fighter's rescue and declare Petkovic the winner by DQ from an anonymous low blow. Salif, always fighting as a last minute sub, drops to 24-18-2 while the lucky Petkovic, who just happened to be co-promoting the show, sees his stats improve to 41-4-4.

ABU champion Doudou Ngumbu

A bit of recent action in France saw former WBC International belt holder Doudou Ngumbu score a six round unanimous decision over Frenchman Adel Belhachemi last Friday in Cahors. Ngumbu, the current ABU Light Heavyweight champion advances to 27-3 while the durable Belhachemi drops to 5-7-1. On the same night in Gravelines, fellow Congolese Cruiserweight prospect Kayembre Kalenga also emerged victorious with a six round points victory over experienced Lithuanian journeyman Remigijus Ziausys (19-43-3) to remain unbeaten in eight matches.

British-based South African loser Bheki Moyo made it thirty-five straight, without a win, as UK's Phil Gill improved to 11-0-2 after four rounds of Super Welterweight action. This was Moyo's fifteenth fight in 2011 and he has amazingly failed to go the distance only once in his illustrious career. Nigerian-born Brit Ideh Ockuko dropped to 3 wins and 3 losses in Glasgow, Scotland when an accidental head butt in the seventh opened a cut on Scottish opponent Eddie Doyle causing the scheduled eight round Super Lightweight bout to go prematurely to the scorecards. Doyle advances to 8-0 with the Technical Decision win. Over in Spain, Burkinabe Welterweight Frederick Ayenebou lost his unbeaten mark in his third match by majority decision to Spaniard Antonio Redondo who improves to 3-4-1.