Tag: Patrick Kinigamazi

Kinigamazi Out-Hustles Blanco To Remain WBF World Champion

World Boxing Federation (WBF) World Super Featherweight Champion Patrick Kinigamazi, from Rwanda but based in Switzerland, made the second successful defense of his title Friday night, June 1, when he fended off a game challenge by Nicaraguan Ramiro Blanco.   In the main event of a show promoted by Tundra Promotions at the Salle bout du Monde in Geneva, Kinigamazi and Blaco went toe-to-toe for twelve rounds and made it a very entertaining night for the fans in attendance. But 35-year-old Kinigamazi, a pro for almost twelve years, used his superior experience and strength to bank most of the stanzas, while Blanco (22) was often left wanting despite trying his hardest and always being competitive. After twelve high-paced rounds of boxing, judges Christophe Hembert, Beat Hausammann and Read more [...]

WBF News: Blanco Vows To Take WBF World Title From Kinigamazi

Nicaraguan contender Ramiro Blanco has only one thing in mind when he challenges World Boxing Federation (WBF) World Super Featherweight Champion Patrick Kinigamazi on Friday June 1 in Geneva, Switzerland. To return home as the new Champion! Guided by former two-time WBA World Champion Rosendo Alvarez, who ruled at Strawweight and Light Flyweight between 1995 and 2004, 22-year-old Blanco has compiled a 17-3-2 (10) record since turning professional four years ago. In July of 2016 he captured a WBA regional title, and he is now determined to bring his career to the next level and follow in the footsteps of his famous manager by winning a world championship, saying: “This is a major opportunity for me. Kinigamazi is a good fighter, and he is very awkward and difficult to beat, but I Read more [...]