After being spoilt for choice with a number of options on which way to go for fights, Razell Mohamed has chosen to challenge for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) heavyweight title.
Mohamed has signed to fight against reigning IBF female heavyweight champion Te Arani Moarana ‘Lani’ Daniels from Pipiwai in New Zealand. The fight is slated for Saturday, 26 August in Auckland, New Zealand.
Popularly known by the moniker ‘The Smiling Assassin’, Daniels won the world title after she overcame her compatriot Alrie Meleisea at the Eventfinda Stadium in North Shore, New Zealand, last month.
“I’m delighted that Razell got this chance. She’s rated in all the world boxing bodies. It’s good that she got this opportunity to fight for a world title,” Mohamed’s trainer Caiphus Ntante said.
“We have to win this fight. Opportunities like these are rare. This is good for the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro. It’s good for South Africa to have a boxer fighting for a world heavyweight title.”
Mohamed, an unbeaten school teacher from Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape, is the current South African female cruiserweight champion. The 34-year-old Mohamed, who has three wins and two draws, will become the first female boxer from South Africa to fight for a world heavyweight crown.
Meanwhile, the 34-year-old Daniels is a former New Zealand light-heavyweight and Australasian heavyweight champion, who has eight victories, two defeats and two draws.
