On this day in history, Anaclet Wamba defended WBC cruiserweight championship

October 16^th 1993

Frenchman born in the Congo, Anaclet Wamba, defeated his comptariot Akim Tafer in seven rounds. The fight took place at the Marcel Cerdan Palace in Levallois Perret, a suburb located in the North East of Paris. With this victory he successfully defended the WBC cruiserweight championship. The Referee was Rolando Barrovecchio. While the Judges were Larry O´Connell, Armand Krief and Raymond Bachelet.