Ali Funeka
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Mikael Zewski vs. Ali Funeka Set For Stevenson-Gvozdyk Card
Installed in the WBC's top 15 just a few days, welterweight contender Mikael Zewski (31-1, 22 KOs) will face a former world champion in his next fight. The contest takes place on the 1st of December at the Videotron Center in Canada, as part of the u...
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Denys Berinchyk Secures KO Win To Capture WBO Regional Belt
With his former teammate Olexander Usyk, the reigning WBO cruiserweight champion and arguably the best 200lber in the world watching closely from ringside, lightweight Denys Berinchyk (8-0, 5 KOs) acquired a vacant WBO Oriental 135lb belt with a domi...
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Samuel Vargas Edges Ali Funeka Over Ten Rounds
TORONTO, ON—In a fight that more than lived up to its billing, Samuel Vargas and Ali Funeka went to war for ten rounds at the Brampton Powerade Centre on Saturday night. Ultimately, it was Vargas who came out on top with a majority decision, but Fune...
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Samuel Vargas vs. Ali Funeka Set For August 19th
TORONTO, ON-- Samuel Vargas has been on boxing's biggest stage, and he's determined to prove that he still belongs there. On August 19, Vargas steps up in one of the biggest fights of his career, as he battles Ali Funeka in the main event of Lee Baxt...
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Funeka Warns Pacquiao To Take Horn Serious or Suffer Shock Loss
SOUTH African veteran boxer Ali Funeka has cautioned Filipino great Manny Pacquiao against underestimating Jeff Horn if they wound up facing each other on April 23 as planned. No venue has been officially decided for the fight as yet but all indicati...
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Unbeaten Jeff Horn Overcomes Knockdown; Stops Ali Funeka in Sixth
Jeff Horn had some difficulty with Ali Funeka, but ultimately overcame it Saturday to win by technical knockout. The unbeaten Australian welterweight contender floored Funeka with a right hand early in the sixth round. Funeka reached his feet, but h...
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Photos: Joseph Parker vs. Andy Ruiz Weigh-In - Ready For War
The official weigh-in was held in Auckland, New Zealand, where undefeated heavyweights Joseph Parker and Andy Ruiz went face to face before the upcoming fight, for the WBO vacant heavyweight world title this coming Saturday night. Ruiz came in at 255...
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Gerber Crushes Minto: Ali Funeka Shocks Murzabekov
Former amateur standout Islam Edisultanov (3-0, 1 KO) got his first stoppage win, demolishing incapable Ugandan opponent Patrick Atuhairwe (6-3, 3 KOs) in less than 90 seconds. The African import was down twice after left hooks and several times volu...
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Mulovhedzi Shocks Ali Funeka By TKO, Grabs IBO Belt
International Convention Centre, East London, Eastern Cape - Tsiko Mulovhedzi (10-7, 6KOs) stopped Ali Funeka (36-5) in the fifth round to capture the IBO welterweight title. Funeka came out doing well in the first two round, but then fell apart b...
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Oosthuizen, Funeka Gear Up For Kempton Park Bouts
SuperSport will broadcast live coverage of Tommy Oosthuizen’s return to the ring on Saturday night. Oosthuizen, who was regarded as the golden boy of SA boxing not so long ago, takes on Denis Grachev, a Russian, in a light-heavyweight bout at Empe...