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Alex Dilmaghani will finally challenge the reigning European Super-Featherweight Champion Samir Ziani on Saturday 5th September, exclusively live on free-to-air Channel 5 in the UK.
Hennessy Sports has announced that their next event will air live and on free-to-air television on Saturday 22nd August when fierce rivals Shakan Pitters and Chad Sugden collide for the Vacant British Light Heavyweight title on Channel 5.
Alex Dilmaghani and Francisco Fonseca battled their way to a draw for the vacant IBO super-featherweight title after a fierce encounter fought at a relentless pace at the York Hall in East London. For the first seven rounds the two stood toe-to-toe, neither giving ground, but after Dilmaghani was cut by a clash of heads it was Fonseca, a two-time world title challenger from Nicaragua, who finished the stronger.
Alex Dilmaghani suffered massive disappointment on Saturday night. The Redhill man had been set to meet Nicaragua’s Francisco Fonseca at the Bolton Whites Hotel, exclusively live on Channel 5. Dilmaghani (19-1, 8 KOs) and the former world title challenger were scheduled for a 12-round contest for the vacant WBA International super-featherweight title.
TORONTO, ON—Two of Lee Baxter Promotions’ stars will take significant steps in their journey towards world titles on October 25 at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto. In the main event, super welterweight contender Stanyslav Skorokhod battles Races “El Faraon” Payano. Skorokhod returns to the site of his Canadian debut, where he knocked out Nestor Garcia back in 2017. Since then, he has gone 3-0 in his adopted “fighting home” of Toronto, and aside from a controversial decision loss to Aram Amirkhanyan in 2018, has been undefeated since 2015.
Victoria Warehouse, Trafford Road, Manchester - In a heavyweight clash, world title challenger Hughie Fury (22-2, 12 KOs) had no issued with demolishing previously undefeated Chris Norrad (17-1, 8 KOs) in two rounds.