There is something about “hometown domination” that few foreign boxing titles can ever quite match! Naturally, when two-superbly conditioned warriors meet for local bragging rights and there’s a championship title throw in as a reward, the Alphabet title gets more than its fair share of international exposure.

IBO world junior flyweight champion Hekkie “The Hexecutioner” Budler (17-0) may have had his toughest assignment since turning professional, when he defeated Mexico’s Evaristo Primero (14-14-1) on a “split” decision in Laredo, Texas this past weekend but the 22-year-old South African passed a crucial test in the process.

South Africa’s IBO world junior flyweight champion Hekkie “ Hexecutioner” Budler remains unbeaten but only after winning a  hell-for-leather 10-round non-title “split-decision” against experienced Mexican trial-horse Evaristo Primero at the Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas last night.

South Africa’s IBO world junior flyweight champion Hekkie “The Hexecutioner” Budler (16-0, with 5 knockouts) may be ‘walking a tightrope’ on Saturday night in Laredo, Texas, when he fights veteran performer Evaristo Primero (14-13-1, with 7 knockouts).

Promoter Rodney Berman is aiming to market his IBO world junior flyweight champion Hekkie “The Hexecutioner” Budler (16-0, with 5 stoppages) aggressively in America over the next twelve months in order to underline the West Rand fighter’s prowess as an internationally class performer.

South Africa’s miniature Titan, Hekkie “The Hex-ecutioner” Budler (16-0, with 5 knockouts) will be rewarded for his superb IBO world junior flyweight title defence against Juanito Rubillar at Emperors Palace last weekend