Ukrainian to defend WBA title
Ukrainian boxer Artem Dalakyan (21-0, 15 KOs) can defend the title WBA world flyweight champion against David Jimenez (12-0, 9 KOs) in his native Costa Rica.
On August 31, the World Boxing Association (WBA) gave the parties 30 days to agree on the place and date of the fight. At the moment, negotiations are ongoing and the boxing teams hope that they will be able to avoid sending the fight to the auction.
Dalakyan, 34, won the world title in 2018. In November 2021, in a duel against Luis Concepción, the Ukrainian successfully defended the belt for the fifth time.
Earlier, Jimenez defeated American Ricardo Sandoval (20-2, 15 KOs) in a duel for the status of a mandatory contender for the WBA belt, which the Ukrainian owns. According to the results of the 12-round fight, the judges gave the victory to the Costa Rican by a majority of votes.
Source: Sportarena
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