Mateusz Masternak: record, next fight and profile →
Jai Opetaia will endure a lengthy layoff ahead of his first title defense. The unbeaten lineal and IBF cruiserweight champion was granted a 60-day medical extension by the sanctioning body, which could impact his eventual fight with number-one contender Mateusz Masternak. Opetaia continues to recover from recent shoulder surgery, which prompted the request.
Pala Atlantico, Roma - Heavyweight contender Guido Vianello (10-0-1, 9 KOs) was forced to go the full distance with an eight round unanimous decision win over Jay McFarlane (13-7, 5 KOs).
Polish cruiserweight Mateusz Masternak (46-5) and Australian Jason Whateley (10-0) clash in an IBF eliminator on October 29 in Zakopane (Poland).
Australia’s Jason Whateley and Mateusz Masternak of Poland have been ordered by the IBF to face each other for the number one position in the ratings. The winner will become the mandatory challenger to the winner of the upcoming clash between IBF cruiserweight champion Mairis Breidis and undefeated challenger Jai Opetaia.
Maki Boxing of Finland won the purse bids held in Rome today for the fight between Edis Tatli (32-3) and Gianluca Cegli (16-3-1) for the vacant EBU lightweight title with a bid for 42,001 Euro. Italian Buccione Boxing Team came in second best with a bid for 38,500 Euro.
Former European cruiserweight champion and interim WBA title challenger Mateusz Masternak (43-5, 29 KOs) continued his latest career revival with the second win in a COVID-19-plagued year.
Italian lightweight Michael Magnesi (18-0) stopped Swiss-Rwandan Patrick Kinigamazi (32-3) on Friday night in Fondi (Italy) and won the vacant IBO title. Kinigamazi, a former WBFed champ, was heavily floored in the fifth by a right hook and it was stopped. Kinigamazi was down in the third as well
IBF female featherweight champ Sarah Mahfoud (9-0) could, according to a press release from promoter Mogens Palle, be facing WBO queen Amanda Serrano (38-1-1) in December.
Former WBO cruiserweight king Marco Huck, now campaigning at heavyweight, outscored Dennis Lewandowski over ten last night (Aug 29) in Braunlage. Huck won every round against the somewhat - 152 kg / 335 lbs - overweight Lewandowski.
It has been known for several weeks that heavyweight Filip Hrgovic (9-0, 7 KO), one of the most interesting prospects in his division, will have his next fight on December 7 in Saudi Arabia, as part of the undercard to the highly anticipated Andy Ruiz-Anthony Joshua rematch.