Doberstein defends GBC title with aplomb | BOXSPORT

Doberstein defends GBC title with aplomb

Dominant victory for Jürgen Doberstein – GBC world champion extends winning streak against Hamisi Maya in Bassenheim.

On September 28, Jürgen Doberstein (right) won the belt of the Global Boxing Council. Now the super-middleweight also wants to attack the prestigious federations. (Photo: imago-images / Soccer-News Saarland)
On September 28, Jürgen Doberstein (right) won the belt of the Global Boxing Council. Now the super-middleweight also wants to attack the prestigious federations. (Photo: imago-images / Soccer-News Saarland)

Super middleweight Jürgen Doberstein (33-5-1, 9 knockouts) successfully defended his Global Boxing Council (GBC) world title with a clear points victory against Tanzanian Hamisi Maya (17-6-1, 14 knockouts). The fight took place yesterday evening in the Karmelenberg Halle in Bassenheim.

Doberstein dominated the twelve-round fight for long stretches and controlled the action from the outset. The judges scored unanimously in the German’s favor: 119-110, 118-110 and 119-111. With this victory, the German extended his winning streak to seven fights and also defeated his second Tanzanian opponent in a row after beating Twaha Kassimu last September to capture the vacant GBC title.

In the preliminary bout, unbeaten super welterweight Mahmoud El Shibany (14-0, 8 knockouts) continued his winning streak with a routine victory over the full distance of six rounds against Czech Miroslav Serban (15-21-2, 7 knockouts).

Experienced Turkish heavyweight Yakup Saglam (50-8, 45 knockouts) secured a third-round knockout victory over little-known Italian Gianluca Di Florio (3-10) in a four-round duel.

Debutants Michael Hensel and Kenan Zaimovic also celebrated successful debut victories by knockout. Hensel (1-0) defeated Erik Misurda (0-6) in the second round in the super welterweight division. The Bosnian Zaimovic (1-0) ended his four-round fight with a knockout in the last round against Arnold Dinok (0-3) in the super lightweight division.

In the super welterweight division, Sergej Schaufler (4-0, 2 knockouts) won by disqualification against Mami Kaba (0-15), while Sarah Graden (2-0), Mia Azizi (2-0) and Juergen Manger (9-2, 2 knockouts) all won early.