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, 霸.
紐約 (二月. 23, 2016) – Undefeated middleweight contender安托萬·道格拉斯 將面臨強硬 Avtandil Khurtsidze in the co-feature of 欣欣拳擊: SPECIAL EDITION® 週六, 三月 5, 住在 開演時間® (10 P.M. AND/PT) from Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, 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 薩姆·索利曼 pulled out of the fight last week with a knee injury.
Khurtsidze, 布魯克林, 紐約州. by way of Kutaisi, 格魯吉亞, 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 英鎊.
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. 這位36歲的, 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,” 說婁DiBella, DiBella娛樂總裁. “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. 現在, 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 英鎊. 在轉播的開幕回合, hard-hitting prospect 托尼·哈里森 will face veteran former world title challenger 費爾南多·格雷羅 在10輪超中量級比賽.
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