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According to Egis Klimas, the manager of both featherweight Evgeny Gradovich and red hot light heavyweight KO artist Sergey Kovalev, the former is in line to face IBF featherweight champion Billy "The Kid" Dib (35-1, 21 KOs) from Australia on March 1 at MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA.
A few days ago, Dib's original opponent Luis Franco of Cuba, who had previously agreed to fight the Australian titleholder, unexpectedly withdrew from the fight, citing his intentions to retire from prizefighting - while IBF #1 ranked and mandatory challenger Mauricio Javier Munoz, who had controversially defeated Franco in the IBF final elminator last year, rejected his chance due to medical issues.
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A few days ago, Dib's original opponent Luis Franco of Cuba, who had previously agreed to fight the Australian titleholder, unexpectedly withdrew from the fight, citing his intentions to retire from prizefighting - while IBF #1 ranked and mandatory challenger Mauricio Javier Munoz, who had controversially defeated Franco in the IBF final elminator last year, rejected his chance due to medical issues.
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