
Sultan Zaurbek relishing taking on Azinga Fuzile in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Sultan Zaurbek is relishing the prospect of fighting back in his home country when he confronts South Africa's Azinga Fuzile at Astana’s Barys Arena on April 5.
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Kazakhstan’s Sultan Zaurbek is relishing the prospect of fighting back in his home country when he confronts South Africa's Azinga Fuzile at Astana’s Barys Arena on April 5.

Ogawa, Fuzile Photos Gallery - Azinga Fuzile’s world title challenge fizzled out in the face of Kenichi Ogawa’s right-handed assault in New York City on Saturday night as he lost a unanimous decision after three visits to the canvas. (photos Ed Mulholland)

Japan’s Kenichi Ogawa parlayed three knockdowns to a world championship, as he won the vacant IBF junior lightweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over South Africa’s Azinga Fuzile.

Azinga Fuzile can make history under a handful of circumstances tonight. Fuzile can win a world title belt and join the long list of world titleholders from South Africa.

Fuzile, Ogawa Weights Photos Gallery - Unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez and mandatory challenger George Kambosos clash on a night of action in New York, with chief support provided by the battle for the vacant IBF World Super-Featherweight title between Azinga Fuzile (15-1 9 KOs) and Kenichi Ogawa (25-1-1 28 KOs). (photos by Ed Mulholland)

It has been more than a year since Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos last stepped on a scale before a presiding commission. The pair of unbeaten lightweights waded through several holidays—including Thanksgiving just one day ago—to make weight for their oft-postponed lineal WBA/IBF/WBO championship clash Saturday evening at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater in New York City.

Ward, Fuzile Fight Photos Gallery - Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - In an IBF super featherweight final eliminator, Azinga Fuzile (15-1, 9 KOs) scored two knockdowns to stop Martin Ward (24-2-2, 11 KOs) in the seventh round. (photos by Ed Mulholland)

LAS VEGAS – Azinga Fuzile quietly yet confidently claimed Martin Joseph Ward isn’t on his level during a press conference Thursday. The South African southpaw proved it Saturday. The sharper, stronger Fuzile floored Ward twice and won their 12-round, 130-pound IBF elimination match by seventh-round technical knockout at Mandalay Bay’s Michelob Ultra Arena. England’s Ward got up from both knockdowns, but the battered, bleeding Brit’s trainer instructed referee Mike Ortega to stop the fight following the second knockdown.

Quigley-Mosley, Cameron-Hernandez, Ward-Fazile Weights Photos Gallery - The fighters made weight and the stage is set for the WBC World Lightweight clash between unbeaten champion Devin Haney and former World ruler Jorge Linares, which takes place at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday May 29, live worldwide on DAZN. (photos by Ed Mulholland)

Cameron, Hernandez Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - The final press conference set the stage for the WBC World Lightweight clash between unbeaten champion Devin Haney and former World ruler Jorge Linares, which takes place at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday May 29, live worldwide on DAZN. (photos by Ed Mulholland)