In Gümligen, Angelo Peña celebrated his tenth consecutive fight victory. Christopher Mouafo, who lives in Biel, also had a victory to celebrate. More sporting events coming soon.
Angelo Peña celebrates his victory in Gümligen and remains invincible as a professional.Foto: Keystone
The Bernese boxer Angelo Peña remained undefeated in his tenth fight as a professional. In the sold-out arena in Gümligen, the soon-to-be 30-year-old local hero won the main fight against the Japanese Hiroki Hanabus, who is five years younger.
The Swiss-Dominican dual citizen had to go over ten rounds before he won comfortably on points. For Peña, it was the biggest fight of his career so far, earning him the WBO super featherweight intercontinental title. This belt brings him one step closer to his goal of becoming world champion one day, the best in his weight class.
At the meeting in Gümligen, a second title fight with Swiss participation took place. Christopher Mouafo, a native of Cameroon who lives in Biel, celebrated a victory on points after ten rounds against Jonniel Laurente from the Philippines. With the WBO Global lightweight title, Mouafo has taken an important step towards perhaps soon becoming a candidate for a world championship fight.
Climbing. New Swiss record in speed climbing: Gilles Meili breaks the 6-second mark Gilles Meili from Zurich beat his own record at the Swiss Championships in Wädenswil: he climbed the wall in 5:99 seconds. “That means a lot to me,” said the 16-year-old. Yesterday’s 2024 Swiss Speed Championships at the Gaswerk Wädenswil climbing center were a tough one. Gilles Meili from Zurich not only secured the Swiss championship title in front of his home crowd, but also set a new record in the qualification: the 16-year-old was the first Swiss athlete to climb the 15-meter-high wall in under 6 seconds – in 5.99 seconds. His previous record was 6.08 seconds.
Cycling: Overall victories at Bike Revolution for Guerrini and Keller
Marcel Guerrini from eastern Switzerland and Alessandra Keller from Nidwalden won the overall ranking of the mountain bike racing series Bike Revolution. In the last of five races in Huttwil, Mathias Flückiger triumphed in the men’s category and Keller in the women’s category. Guerrini only needed second place to defend his overall lead against Flückiger. The Bernese won all three races in which he competed, but missed the first two.
Sailing: What can go wrong, goes wrong at Alinghi RB
The Swiss sailing syndicate Alinghi RB is increasingly losing sight of qualification for the America’s Cup. The Swiss also lost in the third semi-final in the preliminary round against the British. Everything went wrong for Alinghi in the first two regattas on Saturday. The Swiss were hoping for a reaction on Sunday. Instead, the third race was also lost before the start. Alinghi fell off the foils in the pre-start zone. The Swiss then had to contend with the boat no longer being able to maneuver, only just managed to avoid a collision with the British and fell off the foils again. The Swiss crossed the start line 40 seconds after the Britannia. Like the Britannia against Alinghi, Italy’s Luna Rossa is leading the US team American Magic 3-0 after three races. The first to win five regattas moves into the challenger final.
Tennis: Teichmann wins Challenger in Slovenia
Jil Teichmann (WTA 182) wins the Challenger tournament in Ljubljana. In the final, the 27-year-old left-hander beat Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz (WTA 94) 7:6 (10:8), 6:4 in almost two and a half hours. Teichmann is on the up again after a difficult year. The former world number 21 and 2022 team world champion has improved by over 60 positions in the last month and a half and will move into the top 150 in the WTA rankings.
Football: Servette fails against Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen caused a surprise in the second round of the Swiss Cup. The team from the Challenge League knocked defending champions Servette out of the competition with a 2:1 win. At the start of the match, everything went as expected. The favorites from Geneva took the lead in the eleventh minute through Jérémy Guillemenot. The leader of the Super League then managed their lead skilfully. It was only after the break that the home team found their way into the game. But it took the kind help of the French-speaking Swiss to bring Ciriaco Sforza’s team back into the game. First, goalie Joel Mall deflected a sharp cross from Gabriele De Donno onto the leg of Yoan Severin, from where the ball rolled into the net. Then, after an hour and a dive, Guillemenot was sent off with his second warning – a harsh decision by referee Anojen Kanagasingam. Both teams then had chances to score the winning goal. Five minutes before the end, Marc Giger scored with a header to give the underdogs a much-celebrated 2-1 lead, creating a big surprise.
