Organizația Mondială a box (WBO), chaired by Francisco ‘Paco’ Valcárcel, will have seven fights in different parts of the world this upcoming weekend.
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In Australia, there will be a duel of unbeatens when the popular Australian Liam Paro (13-0, 9 Lui KO) faces Sebastian Bytyqi (11-0-1, 8 Lui KO) of the Czech Republic for the vacant WBO Youth Jr. Welterweight title. Lupta este programată pentru 10 rounds and it’ll take place at the Southport Sharks AFL Club in Southport.
“Paro and Bytyqi have the backing of world champions for this fight. Paro has been sparring with our WBO world champion Jeff Horn and in Bytyqi’s corner, he has Lukas Konecny, a former interim WBO champion and is the best fighter the Czech Republic has given so far”, Valcárcel said.
In Turkey, from the Spor Salonu in Trabzon, former world champion and WBO #2 Firat Arslan (47-8-2, 26 Lui KO) will face Isaac Paa Kwesi Ankrah (14-7, 12 Lui KO) of Ghana in a 10 round bout for the WBO Inter-Continental Jr. Heavyweight belt. Fostul Olympian, current WBO junior welterweight European champion and #12 clasat pe locul, Fatih Keles (10-0-1, 5 Lui KO) of Turkey, will be making the third defense of his title against Russian Maxim Churbanov (8-3-1) and former Olympian Ali Eren Demirezen (8-0-0) will defend his WBO European Heavyweight Title against Georgia’s Tornike Puritchamiashvili (11-8-0, 7 Lui KO).
In England, WBO Inter-Continental Junior Welterweight title holder and 4th ranked Jack Catterall (20-0, 11 Lui KO) will be making his seventh title defense against Frenchman Christopher Sebire (26-10-1, 9 Lui KO). Apoi, in duel of Englishmen, Darren Tetley (15-0, 6 Lui KO) will face Mason Cartwright (13-0-1, 5 Lui KO) for the vacant WBO welterweight European belt. The fight venue is the Elland Road Football Ground in Leeds.
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The boxing movement of WBO regional titles continues, and will take place in Japan, where the WBO Asia-Pacific lightweight champion and #2 ranked Nihito Arakawa (31-6-1, 18 Lui KO) will put his title on the line against Filipino, Rimar Metuda (12-3, 7 Lui KO) in a bout that’ll take place in the Ota-City General Gymnasium.
“We are very active all around the world. We are extending our organization so that the best fighters represent the WBO. Several of the fighters who will see action this weekend are close to going for a world title. Arakawa, Catterall, Arslan, Demirezen and Keles are very well ranked. If they continue with their winning streaks, great things will come for them”, expressed Valcárcel.