As part of the fights of Champions Night program on November 7 in Salle des Etoiles in Monte Carlo, WBA interim bantamweight champion Yonfrez "The Executioner" Parejo of Venezuela will defend his title against Kazakhstan's Zhanat Zhakiyanov.
Zhakiyanov (25-1, 18 KO) is the second ranked WBA fighter in the division. Mandatory challenger Parejo (16-1-1, 7 KOs) won the belt in 2014 in the United Nations Park Caracas by defeating Dominican Luis Hinojosa.
In addition, another Venezuelan will be in action in the European ring when Charlie Navarro tries to capture the vacant Intercontinental 147-pound WBA belt.
The adversary of Navarro (25-7 20 KO) will be Russian contender David Avanesyan (20-1-1, 10 KO).
The main event of the night, there will be the sixth defense of the 175-pound WBA "regular" light heavyweight championship by Juergen Braehmer, who will go against South African contender Thomas Oosthuizen.
