Igeu ‘Smiley’ Kabesa Defends EFC Featherweight Title in Dominant Fashion Against Bradley Swanepoel

Igeu ‘Smiley’ Kabesa Defends EFC Featherweight Title in Dominant Fashion Against Bradley Swanepoel

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:15 PM

Igeu 'Smiley' Kabesa vs Bradley 'The Nightmare' Swanepoel

The main event was much talked about and much hyped.

Igeu ‘Smiley’ Kabesa took just 33 seconds to defend his EFC Featherweight belt against Bradley Swanepoel.
Igeu ‘Smiley’ Kabesa took just 33 seconds to defend his EFC Featherweight belt against Bradley Swanepoel.
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Kabesa, one of Africa's most amazing fighting talents, was defending his featherweight title against Bradley Swanepoel.

The Nightmare, as he is known, was undefeated in all combat sports he's competed in. He was undefeated in professional and amateur fights, and many saw him as a legitimate threat to Kabesa's title.

However, it took Kabesa only 33 seconds to defend his title. Kabesa landed a straight shot ten seconds into the bout, which floored Swanepoel.

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Swanepoel couldn't get back to his feet after the first shot, and Kabesa continued to land well-placed shots before the referee officially ended it.

Kabesa improved his record to 15 wins and only two losses and confirmed that this was most likely his last fight in South Africa.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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