WBC top ranked Mzonke Fana (22-2, 9 KOs), 129.25, South Africa, earned a 12-round split decision over previously unbeaten #2 contender Randy Suico (21-1, 18 KOs), 129, Philippines, in a WBC eliminator to decide the official challenger, as Fana came off the canvas twice in the second and fourth, showed his remarkable recovery in dominating the fifth through eleventh with his constant jabbing and barely survived a critical moment by Suico’s last surge in the final session on Friday night in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. Scores: Franco Ciminale (Italy) 114-111, Thabu Spampool (South Africa) 115-111, both for Fana, and Bruce McTavish (Philippines) 114-113 for Suico
