Khurtsidze Replaces The Injured Sam Soliman
Julian Williams Takes On Marcello Matano In 154-Pound Eliminator In Main Event Of Tripleheader Live On SHOWTIME® From Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, بابا.
نیویورک (فوریه. 23, 2016) – Undefeated middleweight contenderآنتوان داگلاس خواهد تند مواجه Avtandil Khurtsidze در ویژگی مشترک از SHOWTIME بوکس: SPECIAL EDITION® در روز شنبه, مارس 5, زندگی در SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. و/PT) از مرکز حوادث Sands Bethlehem در بیت لحم, بابا.
Khurtsidze (30-2-2, 20 کوس) steps in to face GH3 Promotions’ Douglas (19-0-1, 13 کوس) in a 10-round middleweight bout for the WBO International title after سام سلیمان pulled out of the fight last week with a knee injury.
Khurtsidze, از بروکلین, N.Y.. by way of Kutaisi, گرجستان, has won eight straight – including six by knockout – since dropping a controversial decision to then-unbeaten حسن N'Dam in a bout for the vacant interim WBA World Middleweight Title in Paris in 2010.
Khurtsidze was scheduled to face N’Dam in a rematch last نوامبر 21 در پاریس, but the event was cancelled following the tragic نوامبر 13 terror attacks in France. The rematch with the former world champion was to be contested for the IBF No. 2 spot at 160 پوند.
A pressure fighter, Khurtsidze was also slated to fight last week on a DiBella Entertainment Broadway Boxing event and has been training since the fight with N’Dam was called off. این 36 ساله, who has also campaigned at super middleweight, is coming off a knockout victory over Melvin Betancourt last August.
“Avtandil is a world class guy, a former silver titlist and has been at the top of the division for years,” گفت: لو DiBella, رئيس جمهور از DiBella سرگرمی. “This is a great opportunity for him and a huge step up for Douglas. Avtandil had been on his way to France to fight for the No. 2 ranking against N’Dam when the tragic terrorist attacks hit Paris, which was a terribly unfortunate situation for all. اکنون, he looks to impress in this fight against the highly regarded Douglas. The winner of this bout moves up significantly in the middleweight world rankings and will be in line for a major fight in the 160-pound division later this year.”
In the main event of the SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION tripleheader, Julian “J-Rock” ویلیامز and once-beaten Italian Marcello Matano will square off in a 12-round IBF eliminator for the No. 1 ranking at 154 پوند. در جلسه افتتاحیه این برنامه تلویزیونی, سخت ضربه چشم انداز تونی هریسون will face veteran former world title challenger فرناندو گررو در 10 دور از رقابت سبک وزن فوق العاده.
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