Bivol vs Ramirez Launches Matchroom\’s Champion Series In Abu Dhabi Light Heavyweight world champion Dmitry Bivol (20-0, 11 KOs) makes the tenth defence of his WBA strap against mandatory challenger Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (44-0, 30 KOs) in a must-see clash of top five fighters live on DAZN. Britain\’s Joshua Buatsi was supposed to land the Bivol clash on…
Shavkat Rakhimov vs Zelfa Barrett Winner Contracted To Defend IBF Title Against Joe Cordina Manchester’s Zelfa Barrett (28-1, 16 KOs) faces Tajikistan’s Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov (16-0-1, 13 KOs) for the vacant IBF super featherweight world title on the undercard of Dmitry Bivol‘s WBA light heavyweight championship defence against Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez this Saturday, Nov 5 in Abu Dhabi, UAE; a Matchroom on DAZN card. This…
Zelfa Barrett To Step In For Joe Cordina, Title Shot Could Land On Abu Dhabi Card Promoter Eddie Hearn told Matchroom Boxing\’s YouTube channel in an interview today that Manchester\’s Zelfa Barrett (28-1, 16 KOs) would face Tajikistan’s Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov (16-0-1, 13 KOs) for the vacant IBF world super featherweight title. Matchroom/Hearn are working to put this…
Ogawa vs Cordina – in what is a very winnable fight for the Welshmen, Cardiff\’s Joe Cordina finally gets the world title shot that he has dreamed of since turning professional 5 years ago. A hand injury, the pandemic and moving down in weights all slowed down the progress of Cordina but now after 3…
