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Currently, light heavyweight hopeful Ali Akhmedov (11-0, 8 KO's) is not rated by any of the major sanctioning bodies at 175-pounds. "I think he's three or four fights away from that," said his trainer, Abel Sanchez, of his boxer who headlines at the Avalon in Hollywood against Jorge Escalante on Wednesday night.
Wednesday night from the Avalon in Hollywood the third edition of 'Hollywood Fight Nights' from 360 Promotions takes place. "It's going to be another great night of boxing, we got Brian Ceballo, he's got his fourth fight. Ali Ahkmedov, a lot of people are looking forward to seeing him in the ring. They've heard a lot of things about him training with Abel Sanchez, being in Big Bear with 'Triple G' (Gennady Golovkin)," said Tom Loeffler, the head of 360 Promotions'.
With Sergey Kovalev getting stopped in seven rounds by Eleider Alvarez in rather stunning fashion this past Saturday night in Atlantic City, New Jersey, it scuttles plans to have Kovalev face Dmitry Bivol in what would've been a light heavyweight unification bout in the winter.
This weekend from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, a pair of light heavyweight title bouts takes place. WBA belt-holder Dmitry Bivol faces Isaac Chilemba as the opener on HBO, and then in the night's main event, WBO titlist Sergey Kovalev takes on Eleider Alvarez on a card that is promoted by Main Events.
As you see the resume' of Isaac Chilemba you see familiar names all over. From the likes of Sergey Kovalev and Eleider Alvarez (who face one another this weekend on HBO from Atlantic City, New Jersey), you also see Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Tony Bellew (who he battled to twice), Thomas Oosthuizen and Maxim Vlasov, among others.
This Saturday night, WBA light heavyweight titlist Dmitry Bivol and WBO belt-holder Sergey Kovalev will co-headline an HBO card from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. Bivol faces veteran contender Isaac Chilemba in the opener and Kovalev faces undefeated challenger Eleider Alvarez in the main event.
While there have been some rumblings that Ryota Murata, the WBA 'regular' middleweight champion, could be facing Jason Quigley in Las Vegas in October, the WBA has ordered a purse bid for Murata and mandatory challenger Rob Brant. The purse bid is scheduled for Monday August 13th at the WBA offices in Panama. The minimum bid has been set for $200,000 with a 50-50 split between the two.
This Saturday night from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, WBO light heavyweight champion, Sergey Kovalev, faces the undefeated Eleider Alvarez. Originally, it was 2012 U.S. Olympian, Marcus Browne, who had gotten this assignment to face 'the Krusher' on HBO.
Masayuki Ito opened up a few eyes this past weekend by upsetting undefeated Christopher Diaz for the vacant WBO 130-pound title in Kissimmee, Florida. In what was an entertaining affair, the 27-year old from Japan consistently beat Diaz to the punch and was able to floor 'Pitufo' in the fourth round on his way to a well-deserved unanimous decision.
It looks like WBO junior middleweight titlist, Jaime Munguia, could be getting a slot on the September 15th pay-per-view undercard at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas where middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez square off in a rematch.