Ο Παγκόσμιος Οργανισμός Πυγμαχία (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 KO του) faces Sebastian Bytyqi (11-0-1, 8 KO του) of the Czech Republic for the vacant WBO Youth Jr. Welterweight title. Ο αγώνας έχει προγραμματιστεί για 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”, said Valcárcel.
In Turkey, from the Spor Salonu in Trabzon, former world champion and WBO #2 Firat Arslan (47-8-2, 26 KO του) will face Isaac Paa Kwesi Ankrah (14-7, 12 KO του) of Ghana in a 10 round bout for the WBO Inter-Continental Jr. Heavyweight belt. Πρώην Ολυμπίου, current WBO junior welterweight European champion and #12 κατετάγη, Fatih Keles (10-0-1, 5 KO του) 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 KO του).
In England, WBO Inter-Continental Junior Welterweight title holder and 4th ranked Jack Catterall (20-0, 11 KO του) will be making his seventh title defense against Frenchman Christopher Sebire (26-10-1, 9 KO του). Τότε, in duel of Englishmen, Darren Tetley (15-0, 6 KO του) will face Mason Cartwright (13-0-1, 5 KO του) 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 KO του) will put his title on the line against Filipino, Rimar Metuda (12-3, 7 KO του) 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.