Arab boxers showed off under the stars at last night’s “Rising Stars Arabia: The Revolution”, promoted by AAM Seddiqi Sports and sponsored by the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), at the Yas Links Golf Course in Abu Dhabi. , United Arab Emirates (UAE).
“Rising Star Arabia: The Revolution,” sanctioned by the Middle East Professional Boxing Commission, aired live on DAZN and ESPN Knockout, in addition to being broadcast on Abu Dhabi Sports TV.
Moroccan super featherweight Moussa Gholam, who was ranked No. 14 in the world before an injury sidelined him last fall, improved to 21-1 (13 KOs) with a fourth-round knockout of “Baby” Lunga Sitemela (15-15). 2, 9 KOs), the former South African super featherweight champion. Gholam, 28, is a former World Boxing Organization (WBO) and WBC Intercontinental Youth Silver Super Featherweight Champion.
In the co-main event, UAE favorite Fahad “Kid Emirati” Al Bloushi (13-1, 3 KOs) extended his win streak to 12, winning via sixth-round TKO against lightweight Milner Marcano (24-13, 20 KOs), from Venezuela.
Jordanian Bader “The Master” Samreen (10-0, 8 KOs) remained undefeated, winning a 10-round majority decision over upset Jeff Ofori of the United Kingdom in a lightweight special attraction. Samreen, 23, captured a bronze medal as an amateur at the 2018 AIBA World Youth Championships and moved to Dubai in 2021 to further his boxing career.
One of boxing’s best kept secrets, undefeated Syrian Mohammed “The Destroyer” Bekdash (27-0, 23 KOs) remained undefeated, but was extended the full distance for the fourth time, deciding heavyweight Shaban Hamadi Jongo (11-4 -2). , 10 KOs), a former cruiserweight champion from Tanzania, in their competitive eight-round fight.
Up-and-coming Iraqi super middleweight Amer Kadhum Ghaneem (3-0, 1 KO) won five of six rounds via six-round unanimous decision against Mexico’s Bervely García González (5-7, 1 KO).
Also fighting on the undercard, Moroccan super lightweight Anas Hafiane (2-0, 1 KO) pitched a four-round shutout, winning each round on all three judges’ scorecards, against Uganda’s Batamezee Iddi (0-2); Jordanian welterweight Hisham Osama Majed Elisimreen (2-0, 2 KOs) knocked out Indonesian Riva Kundimang (9-8-2, 5 KOs) in the third round, Saudi super lightweight Sulaiman Abbar (2-0, 1 KOs) recorded a fourth-round knockout of Tanzanian Salum Omari (1-3, 0 KOs), UAE middleweight Fahad Alkhoori (3-0, 3 KOs) remained perfect with a third-round knockout of Pakistan’s Shahzada Sohail (0-3) and Ugandan super welterweight Isaac Zebra Junior (2-0, 2 KOs) needed only half of the first round to finish off Egypt’s Ibrahem Kandel (1-6- 1, 0 KOs).
The third installment of the “Rising Stars Arabia” series is scheduled for early March, followed by the fourth in June.
