By Rick Reeno
WBA 'regular' super middleweight champion Fedor Chudinov (13-0, 10KOs) is going to have a busy year, according to his promoter Vladimir Hryunov of Russia.
According to Hryunov, Chudinov will make the first defense of his title against British contender Frank Buglioni (16-1-1, 12KOs) on July 24th at Wembley Arena in London.
Buglioni, who holds the WBO's European title at the weight, was initially pegged to have a rematch on that July date with Lee Markham. They fought to a draw last month.
Should everything go as Hryunov expects with Buglioni, the next plan is for Chudinov to have a fall rematch with Felix Sturm in Germany. Chudinov traveled to Germany last month to pull off an unexpected split decison win over Sturm, who afterwards praised the Russian fighter for his performance.
"We are looking at fighting Buglioni in July. Fedor could easily stay in Russia and defend his title at home, but he doesn't want to do that. He wants to fight the best out there and he's willing to travel to other countries to build his name with the fans from other regions. Right now we're looking at Buglioni in July and then a rematch with Felix Sturm, in Germany, before the end of the year," Hryunov told BoxingScene.com.
