The news broke out earlier today that two of the best Russian lightweights (other than Eduard Troyanovskiy) Denis Shafikov and Rustam Nugaev will collide on Aug. 15 in the ESPN-televised IBF eliminator for the #1 rank and a chance to fight long-time IBF lightweight champion Miguel Vazquez.
An August 15 ESPN date is reserved by Gary Show Productions, and BoxRec lists Nugaev as a headliner of the show with an ever-dangerous TBA as his opponent. To confirm the story, first publicized by Allboxing’s Yuri Tarantin, BoxingScene contacted Shafikov’s chief representative Oleg Bogdanov.
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An August 15 ESPN date is reserved by Gary Show Productions, and BoxRec lists Nugaev as a headliner of the show with an ever-dangerous TBA as his opponent. To confirm the story, first publicized by Allboxing’s Yuri Tarantin, BoxingScene contacted Shafikov’s chief representative Oleg Bogdanov.
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