The World Sports Betting Arena in Johannesburg, South Africa, played host to the first weigh-ins of 2025, as all bouts for the Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) 121 card are locked and loaded, Afrosport reports.
Fans inside the WSB Arena, who have been anticipating Africa’s first major combat sports event of 2025, watched along as the interim featherweight champion Roedie ‘Relentless’ Roets stared down his undefeated challenger Ken ‘The Takeover’ Sekeletu.
The two fighters exchanged words with Roets vowing to defend the belt in honour of his close teammate and former champions Igeu Kabesa, while Zambian Sekeletu is looking to upset the status quo and head back to Lusaka with the belt.
The co-main event slot at EFC 121 will decide the number one contender in the same division. Billy ‘The Kid’ Oosthuizen and Ayanda ‘The Power’ Zwane needed to be separated by security as the two challengers were ready to square off at the weigh-in.
Meanwhile, Musa Sethwape was all smiles as he faced-off with his opponent Lucky Magekha, who was fined for being on the wrong side of the needle.
Veterans Hanru Botha and Kaleka Kabanda were the epitome of professionalism with 26 bouts between them, ensuring no such deliberations, whilst the first main card matchup of debutant Mouhamed Tafsir Ba of Senegal against the imposing Diego Bandu required the latter to make a second cutting attempt, which he achieved successfully.
With 16 other fighters making their intentions on the undercard clear, all 13 bouts at EFC 121 have been rubber-stamped by the governing body, setting into motion an event primed to kick off the year in style.
Official weigh-in results for EFC 121 fight card
Flyweight
Mfanafuthi Ngobese 123.2lbs vs Tebatso Matlhobowane 124.4lbs
Lihle Ngamntwini 124.9lbs vs Salahuddin Plaatjies 125.3lbs
Bantamweight
Godfrey Mkhwanazi 134.8lbs vs Ash Zola 137lbs*
Mlungisi Mbizane 134.1lbs vs Nicolaas Vermaak 132.6lbs
Lucky Magekha 137.1lbs* vs Musa Sethwape 133.5lbs
Middleweight
Jaden van der Merwe 184.9lbs vs Mark Kamba 185.5lbs
Diego Bandu 184.8lbs vs Mouhamed Tafsir Ba 184.6lbs
Featherweight
Nkosi Doyisa 144.8lbs vs Jesse Schaper 143.3lbs
Ayanda Zwane 144.5lbs vs Billy Oosthuizen 145.6lbs
Roedie Roets 144.7lbs vs Ken Sekeletu 144.5lbs
Catchweight
Chadrack Yemba 149.4lbs vs Tapiwa Katikati 152.5lbs
Sizwe Mnikathi 156.5lbs* vs Gasmire Diatta 149.6lbs
Lightweight
Hanru Botha 152.6lbs vs Kaleka Kabanda 156lbs
