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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - He’s a dual-belted world champion at 105 pounds and a former belt-holder one weight class up at 108, but South African slugger Hekkie Budler is far from content with what he’s already done.
In fact, just a few days out from his next title defense – against Thai challenger Pigmy Kokietgym on Saturday in Monte Carlo – the International Boxing Organization strawweight kingpin’s promotional team is laying groundwork for full-scale world domination for the “Baddest Little Man on the Planet.”
The fight against the 32-year-old Kokietgym will mark the first championship-level appearance away from home soil for Budler, a South African who turned 26 in mid-May and has racked up five defenses of the IBO strawweight belt he captured with a wide 12-round decision over Michael Landero in 2011.
His one-round stoppage of Karluis Diaz three months ago netted him the World Boxing Association’s highest honor in the weight class as well, and the addition of new ***elry has promoter Rodney Berman, chairman/CEO of Golden Gloves, training his eyes on the other three major title-holders at 105. [Click Here To Read More]
In fact, just a few days out from his next title defense – against Thai challenger Pigmy Kokietgym on Saturday in Monte Carlo – the International Boxing Organization strawweight kingpin’s promotional team is laying groundwork for full-scale world domination for the “Baddest Little Man on the Planet.”
The fight against the 32-year-old Kokietgym will mark the first championship-level appearance away from home soil for Budler, a South African who turned 26 in mid-May and has racked up five defenses of the IBO strawweight belt he captured with a wide 12-round decision over Michael Landero in 2011.
His one-round stoppage of Karluis Diaz three months ago netted him the World Boxing Association’s highest honor in the weight class as well, and the addition of new ***elry has promoter Rodney Berman, chairman/CEO of Golden Gloves, training his eyes on the other three major title-holders at 105. [Click Here To Read More]
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