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Kickboxer Karim Ghajji retained his Wako Pro (-78 kg) world title with a points victory over Spain's Alex Fernandez in El Jadida on Saturday evening. This unanimous victory by the judges, at the end of an explosive fight lasting 5 rounds of three minutes each, is synonymous with the 16th world title for the French-Moroccan athlete.
«This world title is the fruit of good preparation and good input from my coaches. I dedicate it to the Moroccan people», asserted Karim Ghajji in a statement to MAP, saying he was all the prouder that this victory came against a kickboxer who was virtually unbeaten on the circuit.
Organized under the aegis of the Royal Moroccan Federation of Kickboxing and Muay Thai, the Wako Pro Mondial Federation, in partnership with Boxing Event, the gala evening featured a total of eight bouts, including five internationals. Moroccan kickboxers won three of the international bouts.
The results of this gala evening's curtain-raiser bouts:
National fights:
-81 kg: Anazad Youssef beat Ilyass Salas by KO in round 2.
-75 kg: Hamza Sabri beats Tahiri Othmane on points.
-91 kg: Brahim Boudik beats Sajaaeddine Amine on points.
International bouts:
-78kg: Karim Ghajji (Morocco) beats Alex Fernandez (Spain) on points.
-54kg: Jeanne Huron (France) beats Jabour Salma (Morocco) on points.
-70 kg: Yassine Mahsoune (Morocco) beats Idrissa Makalou (France) on points.
-67kg: Rachid Hamza (Morocco) beats Johan Biard (France) by 2nd-round KO.
-75kg: Robert Delys (France) beats Kader Kaamouch (Morocco) on points.
