Russian boxer Alexey Mazur On March 8 in Maykop, he will face Tanzanian Saidi Mkola in 10 rounds, with the WBA Asia lightweight title at stake. The organizers of the show informed .
For the first time since the end of February 2022, a belt from one of the world’s four main professional boxing organizations will be played at a tournament in Russia. Previously, associations refused to allow title fights in Russia. In the top 15 of the WBA lightweight rankings are Russians Albert Batyrgaziev (9th) and Zaur Abdullaev (10th).
Mazur has nine victories in the professional ring. The last fight of the boxer from St. Petersburg took place in July 2023 in his hometown, when Mazur defeated Argentine Carlos Daniel Cordoba by unanimous decision. Mkola has three wins in 2023. The African has spent all of his fights in the professional ring in Tanzania, with a total of nine wins and one draw.
Also, as part of the show in Maykop, Russian Murad Aliev (7-0-2, KO 2) will meet Colombian Jose Munoz (15-2, KO 13) in a ten-round fight in the first lightweight division. Russian Tigran Uzlyan (8-1, KO 5) will fight with Panamanian Jamie Muñoz (14-1-1, KO 9), the lightweight fight is also scheduled for 10 rounds.
In the main fight of the March 8 show, former WBC number one heavyweight, Russian Alexey Papin (15-2, KO 14) will meet Nigerian Austin Nnamdi (7-4, KO 6).
The tournament will be broadcast live on March 8 on the channel.
Source : MatchTV
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