Khurtsidze Replaces The Injured Sam Soliman
Julian Williams Takes On Marcello Matano In 154-Pound Eliminator In Main Event Of Tripleheader Live On SHOWTIME® Из центра событий Sands Bethlehem в Вифлееме, Пенсильвания.
НЬЮ-ЙОРК (Февраль. 23, 2016) – Undefeated middleweight contenderАнтуан Дуглас столкнется нелицеприятной Avtandil Khurtsidze в сотрудничестве особенности SHOWTIME БОКС: SPECIAL EDITION® в субботу, Март 5, жить на ВРЕМЯ ДЛЯ ШОУ® (10 p.m. И/PT) от Sands Bethlehem Events Center в Вифлееме, Пенсильвания.
Khurtsidze (30-2-2, 20 КО) steps in to face GH3 Promotions’ Douglas (19-0-1, 13 КО) in a 10-round middleweight bout for the WBO International title after Сэм Солиман pulled out of the fight last week with a knee injury.
Khurtsidze, Бруклина, N.Y.. by way of Kutaisi, Грузия, has won eight straight – including six by knockout – since dropping a controversial decision to then-unbeaten Хасан 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 Ноябрь 21 в Париже, but the event was cancelled following the tragic Ноябрь 13 terror attacks in France. The rematch with the former world champion was to be contested for the IBF No. 2 spot at 160 фунты.
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-летний, 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,” сказал Лу ДиБелла, Президент ДиБелла 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. Сейчас, 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” Уильямс and once-beaten Italian Marcello Matano will square off in a 12-round IBF eliminator for the No. 1 ranking at 154 фунты. В первом бою телепередачи, трудная перспектива Тони Харрисон will face veteran former world title challenger Фернандо Герреро в 10-тура конкурса полусреднем супер.
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