Golden Boy Promotions was the sole bidder, submitting what appears to be a minimum bid of $102,000 to win the IBF's purse bid for the ordered middleweight clash between David Lemieux (33-2, 31KOs) and Hassan N'Dam (31-1, 18KOs). The two fighters will battle for the vacant IBF middleweight championship. There will be a 50-50 split on the money.
N'Dam became the mandatory challenger to the title last October after winning a final eliminator over Curtis Stevens. He was due to face champion Jermain Taylor. But then Taylor, who is currently facing an assortment of legal issues, was stripped of the title. The sanctioning body ordered Felix Sturm to face N'Dam for the vacant belt. Sturm, who no longer wants to fight at 160, took a pass.
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N'Dam became the mandatory challenger to the title last October after winning a final eliminator over Curtis Stevens. He was due to face champion Jermain Taylor. But then Taylor, who is currently facing an assortment of legal issues, was stripped of the title. The sanctioning body ordered Felix Sturm to face N'Dam for the vacant belt. Sturm, who no longer wants to fight at 160, took a pass.
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