National champion Simangele ‘Smash’ Hadebe’s winning streak came to an end in far away Mexico on Saturday morning, South African time time.
Hadebe suffered a points loss to Mexican boxer Gabriela ‘La Bonita’ Sanchez Saavedra in a World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver female flyweight title contest in front of 10 500 fans at the GNP Auditorium in Puebla.
The 30-year-old Sanchez dominated during the fight and it was no wonder that all three judges nodded in unison. The score cards read 100-89, 99-90 and 99-90.
Meanwhile, this was the first time Hadebe, the reigning South African female flyweight titlist, lost in just over six years. Before coming up against Sanchez, Hadebe last lost to Sofia Abramyan at Koston Club, Russia, in February 2019.
