Shannon van Tonder Steps In As Late Replacement At EFC 97

EFC 97 is almost upon us, and, at short notice, the card experienced a slight change.

The penultimate fight on the preliminary card was slated to witness Guide ‘Rubberman’ Moyo and Tumisang ‘The President’ Madiba, and this bout was set to go down at featherweight. At short notice, Madiba was pulled from the card, but a replacement was immediate. Standing across Moyo now will be Shannon ‘The Terror’ van Tonder.

Shannon van Tonder trains at House of Tinkerbell and, with his addition to the card, this makes the gym have four fighters contributing to the event. ‘The Terror’ has racked up a 3-0 record since the start of his professional career last year and has yet to let the judges decide his fate.

With the fight coming up late notice, the bout between the two was changed to a catchweight bout of 150lbs. With both men making weight at the weigh-ins, the fight is on and will showcase one of the promotion’s best divisions – the featherweight division.

EFC 97 takes place on Thursday, September 8th. 

Fight card:

Boualem Sahraoui vs. Gift Walker – 125 lbs
Emmanuel Sita vs. Prince Lolia – 145 lbs
Peace Nguphane vs. Johan van Staden – 170 lbs
Bheki Ngcobo vs. Eduardo Barros – 135 lbs
Alice Ngom vs. Dayne Van Wyk – 135 lbs
Terence Balelo vs. God knows Ndlovu – 125 lbs
Christian Mulamba vs. Kgaugelo Moishela – 125 lbs
Orlando Machava vs. M. Gcinumkhondo – 135 lbs
K. Kabanda vs. Guelor Sondi – 155 lbs
Guide Moyo vs. Shannon von Tonder – 145 lbs
Pietie Coxen vs. Tom Theocharis – 185 lbs

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Chinyere Okafor

Combat sports writer and thought-sharer. Major interest in pushing African combat to the rest of the world.

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