Comments Thread For: WBC interim heavyweight title to be on the line when Zhilei Zhang and Agit Kabayal collide

[Superbee]

"Interim" .... LOL .... Why is Boxing having to prove how it can be such an idiot thing on a daily basis ?

[Boomer]

Kabayal wins by U.D. I like this matchup!!

[Marchegiano]

Did I misread this? Miscomprehend? Did Sully say he only made this an interim fight because the fighters asked for it? No one's at least a little curious which fighter actively wants to be the second place champion or why?

[Joseph]

If Zhang can land cleanly in the first half, it's up to Kabayel's chin. If he withstands, Zhang will lose a UD.

Interesting fight. Brain says a Kabayel win but my heart is with The Emperor.

[VislorTurlough]

And here is the f’n problem. It’s a good fight that doesn’t need come crap phony belt. Why isn’t “eliminator” good enough?

[baroidi]

Zhang is always dangerous and flawed which makes for interesting fights. Kabayel has wins of Sanchez and Makhmudov but I'm not sure they aged well... certainly not the Makhmudov fight.

the Kabayel fight was the first time I saw the much touted Makhmudov. Makhmudov is horrible, a really tall guy with terrible coordination, his next fight Vianello made Wilder look like a skilled boxer. Sanchez has the Cuban pedigree so his skills are not in question, but he has no big names on his resume, and he seemed to be legit injured with that knee brace. He is supposed to fight Bakole for the IBF final eliminator, after Kabayel and Zhang turned it down, but he is gonna get knee surgery and that's why Ajagba is getting the shot.

[MeiXiang]

Oh ffs already. Just be a final eliminator. For gawd sake.

[STREET CLEANER]

Good matchup. Both guys looking for a ranked name to move up for a shot.

[CPNUTKnockoutFreshMart]

Did I misread this? Miscomprehend? Did Sully say he only made this an interim fight because the fighters asked for it? No one's at least a little curious which fighter actively wants to be the second place champion or why?

He should have just admitted that they did it because they can , and to pick up a sanctioning fee.

[wildman]

All the phony belts on this card are a disgrace. Dubois has a phony belt, then all this interim garbage. Just let the fights sell on their own merit and don't pay these crooks sanctioning fees.