Amir Imam: record, next fight and profile →
Hall of Fame promoter Don King is still pecking away. No longer a major player in the promotional marketplace, the 84-year-old veteran believes his company currently promotes the next crossover superstar - undefeated junior welterweight contender Amir Imam (18-0, 15KOs). Imam, 25-years-old, has been featured several times on Showtime. He stays very busy and often creates fireworks in the ring.
The mandatory challenger to the WBC super lightweight championship, Amir ‘The Young Master” Imam 18-0-0 (15 KO’s), had an eight round sparring session this afternoon at The Heavyweight Factory Gym in Hollywood, Florida.
NEW YORK –WBC No. 1 ranked super lightweight Amir Imam (18-0, 15 KOs) returns to face Adrian Granados (14-4-2, 11 KOs) in a 10-round bout on Saturday, Nov. 28 on SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME. The undefeated Imam is the mandatory challenger to WBC 140-pound champion Viktor Postol, who won the vacant title with a 10th round TKO of Lucas Matthysse in October. The SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME telecast begins live at 9 p.m. ET/PT from the Vidéotron Centre in Quebec City prior to that evening’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast. In the SHO EXTREME opener, undefeated heavyweight and former international star Oscar Rivas (17-0, 12 KOs) will face Curtis Harper (12-4, 8 KOs) in a 10-round bout.
The new World Boxing Council champion of the light welterweight division, 31-year-old Ukrainian Viktor Postol (28-0, 12KOs), will have one voluntary defense before meeting his mandatory obligation against Amir Imam. It is worth noting that many fans would like to see a unification bout between Postol and the world champion of the WBO, 28-year-old Terence Crawford (27-0, 19KOs).
Junior welterweight contender Amir "The Young Master" Imam (18-0, 15KOs) is one fight away from a world title opportunity. The WBC has ordered newly crowned WBC champion Viktor "The Iceman" Postol (28-0, 12KOs) to make a mandatory defense against Imam.
Junior welterweight contender Amir "The Young Master" Imam (18-0, 15KOs) is possibly one fight away from a world title opportunity. The World Boxing Council has already ordered newly crowned WBC champion Viktor "The Iceman" Postol (28-0, 12KOs) to make a mandatory defense against Imam.
The World Boxing Council have confirmed that unbeaten junior welterweight contender Amir Imam (18-0, 15KOs) is the next fighter in line for a mandatory shot at newly crowned WBC junior welterweight champion Viktor Postol (28-0, 12 KO). This past Saturday night Postol registered an unexpected tenth round knockout of big favorite, Lucas Matthysse, at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Despite a disastrous lead-in to fight weekend, there was some good news for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to take from his July 18 clash with countryman Marcos Reyes in El Paso, Texas. The second-generation boxer enjoyed a better performance both in the ring and in the ratings than was the case in his forgettable Showtime-televised debut in April. That’s really where the good news ends for the former middleweight titlist. Topping a day/night telecast at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Chavez’ 10-round win over Reyes played to an average of 663,000 viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.
EL PASO, TEXAS - In the opening bout of the evening, undefeated 140-pound contender knocked out Fernando Angulo with a thundering right to earn a mandatory shot at the winner of the scheduled fall showdown between Viktor Postol and Lucas Matthysse for the vacant WBC Super Lightweight World Championship. It appeared to be a difficult fight for Imam (18-0, 15 KOs), but he was always in control and supremely accurate, landing 54 percent of his power punches compared to just 17 for Angulo (28-10, 16 KOs). Imam ended the bout in brilliant fashion with a powerful right to Angulo's ear, forcing his opponent to fall face-forward to the canvas and the referee to instantly stop the contest at :56.
Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas - In a WBC junior welterweight eliminator, Amir Imam (18-0, 15KOs) crushed Fernando Angulo (29-10, 16KOs) in four rounds. Imam staying busy, with now his third fight in the books for 2015. He stopped Fidel Maldonado Jr. in five rounds in January atthe MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and then came back in April to win a ten round unanimous decision over Walter Castillo at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.