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Umar Salamov Challenges Light Heavyweight Champions Bivol and Alvarez

 

Russian light heavyweight contender Umar Salamov (21-1, 16 Kos) is issuing a challenge to newly crowned WBO Champ Eleider Alvarez and WBA ruler Dmitry Bivol.

 

 

 

While many of the top 175-lb fighters would prefer to avoid Alvarez and Bivol, two of the hardest punchers in the division, the 24-year-old Salamov says he’s up for the challenge any time.

 

 

 

Both Alvarez and Bivol appeared on national television over the weekend, with Alvarez scoring an upset KO over Sergei Kovalev and Bivol defending his title with a lackluster decision over Isaac Chilemba.

 

 

 

“I saw their fights and I can confidently tell you that when I get my opportunity, I will dethrone both Bivol and Alvarez,” said Salamov. “I am the best light heavyweight in the world and look forward to proving it to the boxing fans by fighting the best!"

 

 

 

IBF #11- and WBO #15-rated Salamov was last seen in June, scoring a highlight reel ninth-round knockout over Brian Howard, live on Showtime. The impressive victory won him the vacant IBF North American Championship. In his young career, he has also already won the IBO Youth and World Light Heavyweight, WBO Youth World, European and International, and the IBF East/West Europe Light Heavyweight Championships.

 

 

 

“After his US debut in June, I am very confident that it’s just a matter of time before he wins a World light Heavyweight title,” said his co-promoter, Dmitriy Salita (along with Kazbek Aslambekov of KA-Promotions). “At only 24 ára, and with the amount of talent and experience he has, the sky is the limit for Umar in the light heavyweight division.”

 

 

 

Salamov is currently training in Detroit at the Kronk Boxing Gym. His next fight will be announced shortly.

Eleider Alvarez vs.. Isaac Chilemba in November WBC light heavyweight final eliminator in Quebec

Montreal (September 24, 2015) – Heimur Boxing Council (WBC) Gera ekki, 2 einkunnir keppinautur Eleider Alvarez (18-0, 10 Kos), fyrrverandi Kólumbíu Olympian sem nú býr í Montreal, og WBC No. 1 keppinautur Isaac Mark (24-2-2, 10 Kos), Malaví, mun andlit hvor annan í nóvember í WBC ljós þungavigtar endanlega Eliminator lota að vera sett á svið í Quebec.
Yvon Michel og Kathy Duva, sig, ALVAREZ og verkefnisstjórar Mark, í gær gengið frá samning til að tryggja þessa mikill sjá baráttu, þar sem sigurvegarinn verður lögbundið skoraði fyrir WBC World Light Heavyweight meistari Adonis “Superman” Stevenson, Haitian innfæddur sem einnig býr í Montreal.
“Alvarez og Chilemba eru bæði í Elite stigi ljós þungavigtar deild,” sagði Michel, Forseti ræktina, “insuring glæsilegri mikil bardaga sem mun ákvarða restina af viðkomandi störf þeirra.”
“Ísak og helstu atburðir eru mjög mikið hlakka til að berjast og mjög ánægð að hafa komist að samkomulagi við vini okkar í Líkamsrækt,” bætt Duva, Forstjóri Helstu viðburðir.
Í síðustu skemmtiferð hans í síðasta Ágúst 15 á Bell Centre í Montreal, WBC Silver meistari Alvarez spilla undefeated met sterkur Paraguayan Challenger Isidro Prieto Ranoni, halda beltið um samhljóða ákvörðun sigurs á frábær Premier Boxing Champions kort sem aired lifandi á NBC Sports.
The Mark, núverandi North American Boxing Federation (Einnig) meistari, Einnig barðist síðasta bardagann hans á Belle Centre, frægð heimili Montreal Kanadamenn. Berjast á Mars 14th undercard nafnið af heimsmeistaramótinu ljós þungavigtar lota milli varnarliðsins meistari Sergey Kovalev og skoraði Jean Pascal, Mark sigraði rússneska fjandmaður Vasily Lepikhin á HBO með samhljóða ákvörðun að fanga NABF titilinn.
Nákvæm dagsetning og varnarþing Alvarez-Chilemba lokauppgjör er gert ráð fyrir að tilkynnt innan fárra daga. Áætlunin er með Alvarez’ stablemate, undefeated ljós þungavigtar keppinautur Artur Beterbiev, berjast á sama kortinu í International Boxing Federation (IBF) Brotthvarf berjast.