Comments Thread For: Team Shafikov: Denis, a New Secret Weapon for Top Rank

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As was recently reported by several media outlets, top Russian lightweight Denis Shafikov (32-0-1, 17 KOs) struck a deal with Top Rank and is expected to appear on the undercard of Juan Diaz vs. Adailton De Jesus in Laredo, Texas, on Aug. 17. 28-year old “Genghis Khan” Shafikov is rated #4 by both the WBC and the IBF, and also #13 by the WBO. He is considered to be one of the best European lightweights in recent years. Oleg Bogdanov, Shafikov’s representative, added some details for BoxingScene:

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[ShoulderRoll]

Fight Omar Figueroa. Have Arum make GBP an offer for his services.

[gingerbreadman]

Fight Omar Figueroa. Have Arum make GBP an offer for his services.

Would rather Crawford-Shafikov

[King_]

Shafikov and his team have plenty of options and routes they can go. He will be a champion/legit titleholder by next year IMO, he's got the goods.

[hyeduk]

Soviet Boxing is taking over...slowly but surely
Denis Shafikov,
Sergey Kovalev,
Ruslan Provodnikov,
Gennady Golovkin,
Vasyl Lomachenko
Beibut Shumenov
Klitchkos and more

[ShoulderRoll]

Most of those guys haven't accomplished anything yet as pros that makes them comparable to the Klitschkos.