IBF, after long hiatus, clears fight in Russia – Abdullaev to fight for second place in ranking in September in Chelyabinsk

Russian boxer Zaur Abdullaev will fight for the second place in the IBF lightweight rankings with Argentine Juan Javier Carrasco in Chelyabinsk in September, the press service of RCC Boxing Promotions told .

For the first time since February 2022, the IBF allows his fight on the territory of the Russian Federation. Moreover, all this time, Russian boxers were not excluded from the organization’s ranking. Abdullaev is in sixth position in the current version of the ranking, Carrasco is in 11th position. The second line of the IBF ranking is currently vacant. The IBF lightweight champion is Vasiliy Lomachenko.

According to the press service of RCC Boxing Promotions, the exact date of the tournament in Chelyabinsk has not yet been agreed, but the show will take place in September. Former WBC Silver champion Abdullaev has 19 wins and one loss. Carrasco has 20 wins and one loss. The Latin American will box outside Argentina for the first time in his career.

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Source : MatchTV

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