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Thirteen "hard-hitting" bouts at EFC Africa 14

EFC Africa 14 will take place on Friday, 1 June, 2012, at Carnival City and five athletes on the fight card have already worn the EFC Africa championship belt.

Undefeated lightweight champion Costa Ioannou will attempt to hold onto his belt when he faces former welterweight champion Adam "The Prodigy" Speechly. Both are well-rounded athletes with good records.

At featherweight, Wesley "The Young Assassin" Hawkey challenges Angola's Demarte "The Wolf" Pena for the featherweight title. Pena has displayed excellent wrestling in his previous bouts, but heavy-handed boxer Hawkey warns that he'll need far more than that to retain the title.

Thirteen "hard-hitting" bouts at EFC Africa 14

Also on the card is a massive bout for the heavyweight division: Angola's Bernardo "Black Panther" Mikixi will face Egypt's Mahmoud "Hellboy" Hassan. The winner of the clash will go on to challenge reigning champion Ruan Potts for the EFC Africa heavyweight title later in the year.

In the middleweight division, former champion Garreth "Soldierboy" McLellan has been reinvigorated by the loss of the title and is fired up for his climb back to the top. In his way is wrestling powerhouse Danie van Heerden, an ex-heavyweight who has dropped two weight classes to make his run at the title. The winner of this bout will challenge reigning middleweight champion Jeremy "Pitbull" Smith!

• Live event - all 13 bouts at Carnival City's Big Top Arena. Tickets for the live event are still available at Computicket. Doors open at 5pm, the first fight starts at 5.40pm.

• Nu Metro - all 13 bouts. See the action as it happens at Nu Metro cinemas: Hyde Park, Bedford Centre, The Glen, Canal Walk, V&A Waterfront, Pavilion, Menlyn Park, Loch Logan, Riverside, Klerksdorp, Walmer Park, Montecasino, Clearwater Mall, Brightwater Commons, Boardwalk, Grandwest, Emperor's Palace, Hatfield Plaza, N1 City, North Park Mall, Worcester, Benoni Lakeside Mall and Galleria.

Live broadcast starts at 5.40pm.

• Online pay-per-view - all 13 bouts: All the action of Africa's biggest MMA event is just a click away.

View EFC AFRICA 14's first two undercard bouts at no charge, then purchase bouts three to 10 for R95, 11 to 13 for R125, or the entire undercard and main card combined for R195. Once purchased, bouts can be viewed as many times as you like within 24 hours. Bouts will be available for purchase before, during and after the event takes place.

• e.tv - 3 main card bouts: e.tv will broadcast three main card bouts live from 10.30pm.

Weigh-in for EFC AFRICA 14 takes place on Thursday, 31 May from 2pm at the Carnival City Mardi Gras Theatre. Weigh-in is open to the public and free drinks and snacks will be served. Come down to support your favourite athletes and add to the electric atmosphere. Weigh-in will be streamed live for free at www.efcafrica.com

Click here to stand the chance to win 2 tickets.

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