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, Pa.
NEW YORK (Feb. 23, 2016) – Undefeated middleweight contenderAntoine Douglas ຈະປະເຊີນກັບການຕີທີ່ຍາກ Avtandil Khurtsidze in the co-feature of ເວລາສະແດງມວຍ: SPECIAL EDITION® ໃນວັນເສົາ, ມີນາ 5, ດໍາລົງຊີວິດ ເວລາສາຍ® (10 p.m. ແລະ/PT) from Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa.
Khurtsidze (30-2-2, 20 KOs) steps in to face GH3 Promotions’ Douglas (19-0-1, 13 KOs) in a 10-round middleweight bout for the WBO International title after ຊໍາ Soliman pulled out of the fight last week with a knee injury.
Khurtsidze, ຂອງ Brooklyn, N.Y.. by way of Kutaisi, ຈໍເຈຍ, has won eight straight – including six by knockout – since dropping a controversial decision to then-unbeaten Hassan 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 ເດືອນພະຈິກ 21 ໃນປາຣີ, but the event was cancelled following the tragic ເດືອນພະຈິກ 13 terror attacks in France. The rematch with the former world champion was to be contested for the IBF No. 2 spot at 160 ປອນ.
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. ອາຍຸ 36 ປີ, 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,” Lou DiBella ກ່າວວ່າ, ປະທານປະເທດຂອງ DiBella Entertainment. “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. ໃນປັດຈຸບັນ, 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” Williams and once-beaten Italian Marcello Matano will square off in a 12-round IBF eliminator for the No. 1 ranking at 154 ປອນ. ໃນການແຂ່ງຂັນເປີດຂອງ telecast ການ, hard-hitting prospect Tony Harrison will face veteran former world title challenger Fernando Guerrero ໃນການແຂ່ງຂັນ welterweight super 10 ຕະຫຼອດ.
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