COMPLETE WEIGH-IN RESULTS FOR THE 2025 PFL AFRICA SEMIFINALS

The PFL Africa Semifinals card is set for this Saturday, October 18 at the BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda

The Bantamweight main event between Nkosi Ndebele and Simbarashe Hokonya is official as they both weighed in at 135.6 lbs and 135.2 lbs, respectively

The co-main event clash between Welterweights Shido Boris Esperança (170.6 lbs) and Octave Ayinda (169.2 lbs) is also confirmed

RWANDA – October 17, 2025 – The official weigh-ins for the 2025 PFL Africa Semifinals: Rwanda are in the books, and the action will take place tomorrow at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, with the bouts starting at 6pm CAT / 12pm ET / 5pm BST.

The Main Event is official: South Africa’s Nkosi “The King of Many Nations” Ndebele (9-3) and Zimbabwe’s Simbarashe “The Hawk” Hokonya (6-0) both made weight, coming in at 135.6 lbs and 135.2 lbs, respectively, ahead of their highly anticipated Bantamweight headliner, which will determine who earns a shot at the PFL Africa Finals taking place in Benin on December 20.

The co-main event is also locked in and set to feature two explosive PFL Africa Welterweights, Angola’s Shido Boris Esperança (10-1) and Cameroon’s undefeated Octave Ayinda (7-0), who both successfully stepped on the scale under the weight limit of 171 lbs. With the fight official, both athletes now turn their full attention to tomorrow’s prestigious Semifinal as they pursue the honor of being crowned the first-ever PFL Africa Welterweight Champion.

The 2025 PFL Africa Semifinals: Rwanda will air live on October 18 on SuperSport and Canal+ starting at 6pm CAT, and free on the PFL App in the United States starting at 12pm ET.

The full weigh-in results are as follows:

PFL Africa Semifinals: Rwanda Main Card:

BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda

SuperSport (Africa - English) | Canal+ (Africa - French)

PFL App (U.S.)

Saturday, 18 October

Bantamweight Semifinal Main Event: Nkosi Ndebele (135.6 lbs) vs. Simbarashe Hokonya
(135.2 lbs)

Welterweight Semifinal Co-Main Event: Shido Boris Esperança (170.6 lbs) vs. Octave Ayinda (169.2 lbs)

Heavyweight Semifinal Bout: Maxwell Djantou Nana (263.2 lbs) vs. Justin Clarke (244.6 lbs)

157 lbs Catchweight Showcase Bout: Patrick Ocheme (156.2 lbs) vs. Abdoul Razac Sankara
(151 lbs)*

Heavyweight Semifinal Bout: Abraham Bably (245 lbs) vs. Joffie Houlton (263.8 lbs) 

Bantamweight Semifinal Bout: Boule Godogo (135.4 lbs) vs. Karim Henniène (137.2 lbs)*

Welterweight Semifinal Bout: Yabna N’tchala (170.4 lbs) vs. Emilios Dassi (170.6 lbs) 

Featherweight Semifinal Bout: Wasi Adeshina (148 lbs) vs. Dwight Joseph (145.6 lbs)* 

Featherweight Showcase Bout: James Opio (146) vs Isaac Omeda (139.8)

Alternate Heavyweight Bout: Abdoulaye Kane (263.8 lbs) vs. Emmanuel Mukam (235.6 lbs)

Semifinal Featherweight Bout: Mohamed Camara (145.8 lbs) vs. Alain Majorique (146 lbs)

* Ocheme vs Sankara is now a 157 lbs Catchweight Showcase after both missed weight. Camara vs Majorique replaces it as the Featherweight Semifinal.

* Henniène missed weight; Godogo will receive 20% of his purse.

• Adeshina missed the 146 lbs featherweight limit; Joseph will receive 20% of his purse.

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