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7 unusual facts about World Boxing Federation


2000 in South African sport

14 May - Mike Barnardo defeats Dan Jerlingh of the Czech Republic with a 5th round technical knockout in Hungary and wins the World Boxing Federation heavyweight title

Jawaid Khaliq

During his boxing career he also held the Commonwealth welterweight title, WBF Inter-Continental Light Middleweight Title, Midlands Area light middleweight title and Midlands Area welterweight title.

Koba Gogoladze

Gogoladze turned professional in 1999, boxing mainly in England, although he did also fight once in Cyprus (winning the minor WBF International Lighweight title) and twice in his native Georgia.

Shannon O'Connell

Shannon O'Connell is an Australian boxer who has won the Queensland State female featherweight title and World Boxing Federation female featherweight title.

Spider Jones

Jones was once voted "Boxing Commentator and M.C. of the Year" by the Board of Governors of the World Boxing Federation.

Ted Bami

In April, 2003, Bami won the vacant WBF light welterweight title with a 9th round knockout of Vasile 'Laszlo' Herteg.

Yƍsuke Nishijima

Debuting as a professional boxer on March 26, 1992 Nishijima complied a 24-2-1 record, and over the course of his career, won the WBO NABO cruiserweight title, the OPBF cruiserweight title and the World Boxing Federation Cruiserweight title.



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Natascha Ragosina

On December 19, 2009, Ragosina defeated heavyweight world champion Pamela London by knockout to add two heavyweight championships to her resume - the WIBF Women's International Boxing Federation heavyweight title and the World Boxing Federation heavyweight title.