Patrick Allotey: record, next fight and profile →
In his first pro fight at his second home, Chinese-born Kazakhstani light middleweight Kanat Islam got a spirited win over twice-defeated Ghanaian Patrick Allotey for a couple of vacant minor titles.
Kanat Islam, also known as Hanati Silamu, is an ethnic Kazakh, who has never fought in his native land as a pro, and who has never represented it as an amateur. It just happened he was born in Altay, Xinjiang, the westernmost Chinese region. Silamu/Islam represented China twice in Olympic Games in 2004 and in 2008, getting a bronze medal in the latest installment.
Ghanian super welterweight Patrick Allotey 34-2, (WBA #13) will take on Kanat Islam (21-0, WBA # 4) in Kazachstan October 29, with the vacant WBA interim title at stake reports modernghana.com.