Heavyweight contenders Arslanbek Makhmudov and Guido Vianello will do battle in a 10-rounder on Saturday, Aug. 17 at Videotron Centre in Quebec Metropolis, Canada.
The conflict of 6-foot-6 fighters will function the co-feature to the Christian Mbilli-Sergiy Derevyanchenko tremendous middleweight essential occasion.
Promoted by Prime Rank and Eye of the Tiger, Mbilli-Derevyanchenko and Makhmudov-Vianello might be broadcast dwell within the U.S. on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Sky Sports activities could have protection within the U.Okay. & Eire.
Makhmudov (19-1, 18 KOs) is hungrier than ever since recovering from a double fracture in his proper hand sustained midway by means of a loss to present heavyweight contender Agit Kabayel. In Could, Makhumdov made a triumphant return when he despatched Serbian big Miljan Rovcanin out of the ring en path to a second-round stoppage. Makhmudov defeated Vianello in a World Sequence of Boxing combat in 2015, as Vianello was compelled to retire within the fourth spherical attributable to an ear harm.
“Vianello is a tricky fighter but additionally an excellent fighter, as we noticed in his final combat,” Makhmudov stated. “This is a crucial step for me. I need to present that I’m a prime contender, and to get nearer to my aim, I have to show that I’m higher than this man.”
Vianello (12-2-1, 10 KOs), a 2016 Olympian, opened his 2024 marketing campaign in February with a first-round knockout of Moses Johnson in New York Metropolis. Lower than two months after icing Johnson, he battled one of many division’s largest punchers, Efe Ajagba, and was on the quick finish of a intently contested break up choice.
“I’m able to compete in opposition to the highest heavyweights on the planet. That is solely the start of my journey,” Vianello stated. “The combat with Arslanbek is precisely what I needed at this level in my profession, and I sit up for a terrific combat on August 17 in Quebec Metropolis.”
The ESPN+-streamed undercard contains Cuban tremendous middleweight contender Osleys Iglesias (11-0, 10 KOs) returning after his one-round destruction of Evgeny Shvedenko earlier this month. Earlier, Wilkens Mathieu (9-0, 6 KOs) and Leïla Beaudoin (11-1, 1 KO) might be again in entrance of their very own in Quebec Metropolis crowd in separate fights. Thetford Mines native Thomas Chabot (10-0, 8 KOs) can even be in motion. Cleveland-born light-weight Abdullah Mason (13-0, 11 KOs) and middleweight Jahi Tucker (11-1-1, 5 KOs) might be making their respective Canadian debuts.
A press launch by Prime Rank was used on this article.
