Johannesburg’s Speechly (168.4 pounds) and Durban’s Jakobi (169.1) will tangle in a rematch of a December 2009 contest Friday at Carnival City Casino and Entertainment World in Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa. The pair’s initial meeting was won by Speechly, who submitted Jakobi via first-round triangle choke.
The event’s main card will stream live and free of charge Friday on the promotion’s official website (http://www.efcafrica.com) beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 p.m. PT.
The promotion will also crown its first featherweight champion at the event, as former boxer “King” Leo Gloss (143.3) squares off against 21-year-old upstart Demarte “The Wolf” Pena (143.3).
Additional featured bouts include a pair of welterweight tilts pitting Nolan Swanepoel (168.6) against Leon Mynhardt (169.7) and Martin van Staden (169.7) against Francois Kabulu (170.4), as well as a light heavyweight affair between J.P. Joubert (205.7) and Jeremy Scheepers (203.7).
EFC Africa 10 weigh-in results
EFC Africa Welterweight Title Fight
Adam
Speechly (168.4) vs. Dallas
Jakobi (169.1)
EFC Africa Featherweight Title Fight
Leo
Gloss (143.3) vs. Demarte
Pena (143.3)
Nolan
Swanepoel (168.6) vs. Leon
Mynhardt (169.7)
Martin van
Staden (169.7) vs. Francois
Kabulu (170.4)
J.P.
Joubert (205.7) vs. Jeremy
Scheepers (203.7)
Tyron
Rightford (183) vs. Paul
Terblanche (186)
Jadyson
Costa (168) vs. Wade
Henderson (170.4)
Jacques
Joubert (185.2) vs. Mawande
Vapi (185.2)
Armand de
Bruyn (183) vs. Keith
Theologo (185.6)
Jean-Luc
Kazadi (143.5) vs. Wesley
Hawkey (146.4)
Michiel
Opperman (184) vs. Daniel
Sinclair (184.7)
Abdul
Hassan (145.9) vs. Francois
Groenewald (143.3)