Karaxha Still WBF Champion, Phillips Crowned
On Friday night, February 15, at the Galveston in Gent, Belgium, Elite Promotions presented “Elite Boxing Superstar 2”, headlined by two World Boxing Federation (WBF) championship fights. In a clash between two foreign-born but Belgium-based boxers, reigning WBF International Welterweight Champion Meriton Karaxha, originally from Albania, successfully defended his title by unanimous decision over Rwandan Jean Pierre Habimana.
Most of the ten rounds were dominated by Karaxha, who forced the tough Habimana on the back-foot and made it difficult for the challenger to gain momentum. In the seventh round it even looked as if the champion might have Habimana hurt, but “The African Warrior” still came back and tried to retaliate.
Judges Hugues Hellebaut, Christophe Hembert and Philippe Read more [...]