Вілмінгтан, Дэлавэр (Студзеня 26, 2017)–World ranked junior middleweight Kanat Islam will battle tough Brazilian Robson Assis in the scheduled 10-round co-feature bout on Friday night, 17 лютага на Chase Center in Wilmington, Дэлавэр.
The bout will support the previously announced 12-round WBF Cruiserweight title bout featuring legendary Рой Джонс-малодшы. змагаючыся Bobby Gunn.
The show will be show live on Pay-Per-View.
Islam of Kazakhstan, who now calls Pahokee, Florida home has a record of 22-0 з 18 knockouts and is currently ranked number-4 by the WBA, number-5 by the WBO and number-15 by the IBF.
The 32 year-old Islam is a 5 year-professional who holds victories over Humberto Toledo (41-8-2), former world title challenger Francisco Cordero (29-2), Juan De Angel (18-3-1) and his last bout when he went home to Kazakhstan and pounded out a 12 round unanimous decision over Patrick Allottey (34-2) на October 29th.
Islam is a former WBA Fedecaribe and current WBA Fedelatin and WBO Inter-Continental Super Welterweight champion.
Assis of Sao Paulo, Brazil has a record of 16-3 з 9 накаўты. Assis is a former Brazilian Welterweight champion and former interim WBO Latino champion.
He won the Interim WBO Latino title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Christian Romero (13-3) and retained with a 12-round unanimous decision over Hector Santana (21-4).
Assis’ толькі 3
losses have come to world class fighters Jeff Horn (8-0-1), Сэмюэл Варгас (22-2-1),
and his last bout when he was stopped by Steven Butler (16-0-1) на
July 7th ў Манрэалі.
In a 10-round battle for the WBF Junior Lightweight International championship, Франк дэ Альба возьме на сябе Ivan Najera.
DeAlba, 29 years-old of Reading, PA мае запіс 20-2-2 з 9 накаўты.
The 6-year pro has wins over Andrew Bentley (1-0), Бенджамін Бургос (1-0), Benjamin Gomez Uribe (16-3), and is last bout when he stopped Kiun Evans (12-2-1) у 2 туры па September 9th у Рэдынг, Пэнсыльванія.
De Alba is also a former UBF All-Americas Super Featherweight champion.
Najera, 24 years-old of San Antonio, Texas мае запіс 16-3 з 8 накаўты.
Najera is a 6-year professional, and has quality victories over Pedro Martinez (2-0), Jerry Fuentes(2-0), Angel Hernandez (8-1) & Stan Martyniouk (13-1). Najera has stepped up the competition but has fallen short to Felix Verdejo (17-0), Saul Rodriguez (18-0-1) and his last bout when he was stopped in 2 rounds by former world title challenger Raymundo Beltran on 21 мая у Ларедо, Тэхас.
WBC Asian Council Welterweight champion Neeraj Гоял (8-2-2, 2 КО) of Chandigarh, India will make his American debut against an opponent to be named in bout scheduled for 8-rounds
Also seeing action will be local favorite Joey Tiberi, Малодшы. (13-2, 6 КО) Ньюарк, Delaware takes on Bryan Timmons (5-8, 5 КО) lightweight bout scheduled for 6-rounds.
Самуэль Seah (9-1-1, 3 КО) Філадэльфія будзе змагацца Ісус Кветкі (9-20-1, 1 KO) Форт Майерс, Florida in a 6-round super lightweight bout.
У 4-раўнд бою:
Henry Stewart (2-0, 1 KO) of Orillia Ontario, Canada will take on an opponent to be named.
In a Cruiserweight battle for Delaware bragging rights, Dan Biddle (9-5, 5 КО) of Wilmington will take on Lamont Singletary (7-4, 4 КО) of Dover.
Непераможны сярэднім Eddie Ortiz (2-0-1, 2 КО) Сан-Антоніо, Texas will take on an opponent to be named.
Scheduled to be in attendance are former Heavyweight champions Larry Holmes, Цім Уізерспун, Michael Spinks and Tyson Fury
