Khurtsidze Replaces The Injured Sam Soliman
Julian Williams Takes On Marcello Matano In 154-Pound Eliminator In Main Event Of Tripleheader Live On SHOWTIME® 从伯利恒金沙伯利恒活动中心出发, 霸.
纽约 (二月. 23, 2016) – Undefeated middleweight contender安托万·道格拉斯 将面临强硬 Avtandil Khurtsidze 在共同特征 欣欣拳击: SPECIAL EDITION® 周六, 三月 5, 住在 开演时间® (10 P.M. AND/PT) 从伯利恒金沙伯利恒活动中心出发, 霸.
Khurtsidze (30-2-2, 20 科斯) steps in to face GH3 Promotions’ Douglas (19-0-1, 13 科斯) in a 10-round middleweight bout for the WBO International title after 山姆索利曼 pulled out of the fight last week with a knee injury.
Khurtsidze, 布鲁克林, 纽约州. by way of Kutaisi, 格鲁吉亚, has won eight straight – including six by knockout – since dropping a controversial decision to then-unbeaten 哈桑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 十一月 21 在巴黎, but the event was cancelled following the tragic 十一月 13 terror attacks in France. The rematch with the former world champion was to be contested for the IBF No. 2 spot at 160 英镑.
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岁的, 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,” 说娄DiBella, DiBella娱乐总裁. “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. 现在, 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” 威廉姆斯 and once-beaten Italian Marcello Matano will square off in a 12-round IBF eliminator for the No. 1 ranking at 154 英镑. 在转播的开幕回合, 前景严峻 托尼·哈里森 will face veteran former world title challenger 费尔南多·格雷罗 在10轮超中量级比赛.
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