Edenvale boxer defends his title in tournament

Edenvale’s Ricardo Malajika defended his IBO World Junior Bantamweight title on Friday night.

Malajika was one of the boxers in the headline bout of the Power House Box and Dine tournament at Emperors Palace.

At a pre-fight conference and weigh-in at the Palace of Dreams on April 3, Malajika said he was confident he would retain his belt when he met Marcel Braithwaite in the ring.

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Other boxers who faced off included SA and ABU heavyweight champion Keaton Gomes who took on challenger Shaun Potgieter.

Darrin Rossouw took on Brandon Thyssse in a junior middleweight contest that was scheduled for 10 rounds.

As the fight is happening later this evening results to be added later – SL