It was a passing of the crown second for Crew Angola, as 2023 Junior Featherweight champion Matias Monteiro (winner above) overcame the problem of countryman and 2023 Senior Featherweight champion Clelio Diogo to maneuver on to the ultimate. This Saturday, June 1, within the ultimate day of the 2024 IMMAF African Championship, Monteiro can have the chance to unify each African Featherweight titles.
Matias will face Lewis Mataya, from Zimbabwe, who additionally overcame a countryman within the type of Bryn Gwavava. It is going to be no stroll within the park for Monteiro, who needed to go all three rounds towards Diogo, whereas Mataya completed Bryn in 1m21s with a slick rear-naked choke submission. Lewis would be the brisker of the 2 fighters, and would be the just one standing between Monteiro and IMMAF African historical past.
2023 Flyweight champion edged one step nearer to changing into a two-time African champion as Damian Muller squeezed previous Mafuana Mbungo in some of the thrilling contests of your entire match. Mbungo placed on a valiant effort and may very well be on the correct aspect of the choice on any given day. Muller now faces South Africa’s Obakeng Mahura within the ultimate.
Whereas two fairy-tales continued on to the ultimate day of competitors, one other additionally had an abrupt ending. Such was the case for Cameroon’s Alex Junior Kamgang, who must accept a Bronze medal following an incredible run, that included a win over 2023 Light-weight champion Pedro Kalembela. Crew Angola’s William Bombo avenged countryman Kalembela and can now face DR Congo’s Jeremie Likobele, 2023 IMMAF Junior African Light-weight champion, who will try and additionally unify the titles, as Matias Monteiro. Likobele had a bye into the ultimate following the withdrawal of Zambia’s Killian Lungu.
In one other large Champion vs Champion conflict, this time within the Mild Heavyweight division, 2023 Heavyweight champion Anderson Gouveia was victorious over final 12 months’s Mild Heavyweight gold medalist Mario Stefan, who suffered a knee harm.
This Saturday, beginning at 1pm (GMT time), the 2024 African Championships come to an in depth with the ultimate match-ups in all Junior and Senior classes. Tune in at IMMAF.television for all of the finals LIVE, and go to Smoothcomp.com for the match-ups of the ultimate day!
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Government Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and in addition a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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