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, אבא.
NEW YORK (פבואר. 23, 2016) – Undefeated middleweight contenderאנטואן דאגלס יעמוד בפני נוקב Avtandil Khurtsidze in the co-feature of BOXING BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION® ביום שבת, מרץ 5, לחיות ב ההצגה מתחילה® (10 p.m. ו/PT) from Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, אבא.
Khurtsidze (30-2-2, 20 קוס) steps in to face GH3 Promotions’ Douglas (19-0-1, 13 קוס) in a 10-round middleweight bout for the WBO International title after סם סולימאן pulled out of the fight last week with a knee injury.
Khurtsidze, של ברוקלין, N.Y.. by way of Kutaisi, גאורגיה, has won eight straight – including six by knockout – since dropping a controversial decision to then-unbeaten חסן 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 נובמבר 21 בפריז, but the event was cancelled following the tragic נובמבר 13 terror attacks in France. The rematch with the former world champion was to be contested for the IBF No. 2 spot at 160 קילו.
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. 36 בן, 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,” אמר לו DiBella, נשיא DiBella בידור. “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. עכשיו, 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” וויליאמס and once-beaten Italian Marcello Matano will square off in a 12-round IBF eliminator for the No. 1 ranking at 154 קילו. בהתקף הפתיחה של המשדר, hard-hitting prospect טוני הריסון will face veteran former world title challenger פרננדו גררו בתחרות במשקל נוצת סופר 10-עגולה.
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