BoxingScene.com has confirmed with Chris Meyer, General Manager of Sauerland Event, that middleweight contender Karo Murat has obtained a non-immigrant working visa for the United States.
Murat was scheduled to face IBF light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins on July 13th in a mandatory fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
However, Murat was unable to obtain a visa. Murat filed an appeal to obtain a visa and it was believed that several months would be involved to get his visa. As a result, Golden Boy Promotions was forced to cancel the July event.
After the event was canceled, the IBF designated Sergey Kovalev as the new mandatory challenger to Hopkins. [Click Here To Read More]
Murat was scheduled to face IBF light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins on July 13th in a mandatory fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
However, Murat was unable to obtain a visa. Murat filed an appeal to obtain a visa and it was believed that several months would be involved to get his visa. As a result, Golden Boy Promotions was forced to cancel the July event.
After the event was canceled, the IBF designated Sergey Kovalev as the new mandatory challenger to Hopkins. [Click Here To Read More]
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