Tinkerbell challenges Soldierboy
It has been confirmed that number one middleweight contender JP "Tinkerbell" Kruger, from Boksburg, will challenge middleweight champion Garreth "Soldierboy" McLellan for his title at EFC Africa 28.
The event is to take place on Thursday, March 27, at the Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg.
Kruger secured his number one contender spot with a sensational victory over Tumelo Maphutha at EFC Africa 22.
Reduced to one functional leg after a series of brutal outside leg-kicks by Maphutha, Kruger went down to a barrage of punches against the fence. Refusing to give up, he snagged an arm of Maphutha and executed an out-of-the-blue armbar, breaking his opponent’s collarbone in the process.
Kruger is as yet undefeated in the EFC Africa hexagon (5-0). He was currently at a training camp in Thailand preparing for the title bout.
“It was an amazing experience like always,” he says about the his training experience in Thailand.
“Worked a bit with my wrestling coaches Roger Huerta and Professor Fernando.”
Kruger is back in the country training after a three-week stay in Thailand.
