Brilliant Budler brings home world titles
Budler won the WBA and IBF junior-flyweight championship belts.
IT was not always going his way, but that didn’t prohibit South Africa’s Hekkie Budler to put up a sterling fight and bring home two world titles.
Budler won the WBA and IBF junior-flyweight championship belts over the weekend fighting Ryoichi Taguchi in Tokyo and also became the first South African to win the prestigious Ring Magazine belt.
First, Budler had to travel to Japan and face Taguchi in front of his vivid supporters. To top it all, Budler was sent to the canvas in the 12th round, but the diminutive boxer got up and put up a world-class performance to win by unanimous decision by the judges, all scores of 114-113 all round.
It was Taguchi’s eighth WBA title defence but it was no mean feat for a South African to go to Japan and bring back these world titles.
Budler celebrated his 30th birthday two days before and put up the best performance of his 34-fight career.
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