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Makabu, Mchunu Weights Photos Gallery - WBC World Cruiserweight Champion Ilunga Makabu will defend his world title against WBC Cruiserweight Silver Champion Thabiso Mchunu in the main event while WBA Heavyweight Champion Trevor Bryan will square off against WBA No. 13-ranked Heavyweight Contender Jonathan Guidry on Saturday, Jan. 29, at the W.D. Packard Music Hall in Warren, Ohio.
Ilunga ‘Junior’ Makabu and Thabiso Mchunu are ready to do it again. Both boxers made weight ahead of their scheduled 12-round rematch for Makabu’s WBC cruiserweight title. The bout headlines a Don King-promoted and independently distributed Pay-Per-View event Saturday evening from W.D. Packard Music Hall in Warren, Ohio.
On January 29th at the Packard Music Hall in Ohio, World Boxing Council cruiserweight champion Junior Illunga Makabu (28-2, 25KO`s) defends his belt against WBC Silver Champion Thabiso Mchunu (23-5, 13KO`s).
Boxing’s new season is already in full swing with a heavyweight pay-per-view card already in the bag. January 2022 will play out with multiple title fights but the bigger stuff is still over the horizon.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman indicates that Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will face the winner of the upcoming rematch between WBC cruiserweight champion Ilunga Makabu and mandatory challenger Thabiso Mchunu.
Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will be a very interested observer, because Hall of Fame promoter Don King has announced the details for the world title rematch between WBC cruiserweight champion Ilunga Makabu and the number one challenger, WBC silver champion Thabiso Mchunu.
Sean Smith, trainer of cruiserweight contender Thabiso “The Rock” Mchunu, has revealed that his boxer has no intention of stepping away from a mandatory fight with WBC world champion Ilunga Makabu.
Two of the best cruiserweights in the world have reached terms for an intriguing showdown. WBC cruiserweight titlist Ilunga ‘Junior’ Makabu and mandatory challenger Thabiso Mchunu are set to collide in an all-Africa showdown later this year. Their ordered fight was destined to head to a purse bid hearing, only for the two camps–Don King Productions for Makabu and Titov Promotions for Mchunu–to come to an agreement to avoid such a route.
The amateur and professional ranks are two different sports, and a success story in the amateurs might not be converted to a success story in the pros. This axiom has once again proven true, as WBC #1 ranked cruiserweight Thabiso "The Rock" Mchunu (23-5, 13 KOs) humbled 2016 Rio Olympics heavyweight gold medalist Evgueny Tishchenko (8-1, 6 KOs) by spoiling his perfect record with a convincing twelve-round unanimous decision. Mchunu retained his WBC Silver 200lb title and has reigning WBC champion Ilunga Makabu in his sights.The veteran contender is in possession for his second career challenge of the cruiserweight crown following a landslide win over Evgeny Tishchenko. Mchunu prevailed by scores of 117-111, 117-111 and 119-109 on the road Saturday at RCC Boxing Academy in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
Tatyana Zrazhevskaya (11-0, 3 KOs) acquired her first major belt, overcoming much shorter but bulkier and equally determined Mexican veteran Estrella Valverde (18-7-2, 3 KOs) in ten two-minute rounds for a vacant WBC Interim bantamweight title. The undefeated Russian worked as a counterpuncher, using her reach and height advantage over very short Valverde to land multiple combinations from distance. The Mexican failed to adjust, struggling to get inside without being hit way too much. Showing great courage and determination, she marched forward for entire ten rounds but her chances got scarcer with each fought round, and he was getting hit at will at the closing stage of the fight.