Soon, Kazakhstani Meyirim Nursultanov (15-0, 8 KOs) is to fight for the WBO International middleweight title. However, it is not a fact that the event will take place. More details - in the material bbabo.net.
An important event in Nursultanov's career is scheduled for January 22. Everything would be fine, only the venue is Aktau. And this fact can greatly affect the plans of the fighters and organizers. The country is currently in the state of emergency.
Ideally, it will be filmed on January 19. However, this date is floating. It is possible that the period will be extended. In this case, the title fight is unlikely to take place on time. It will either have to be transferred to another territory, or transferred to another day.
After all, any sporting events are prohibited for the entire time of emergency. So far, the teams have not officially commented on the situation. Also, the organizers do without statements on this score. At the same time, the bbabo.net portal reports that the fight is still postponed.
Nursultanov must fight with a very strong Russian Andrey Sirotkin. The fight is designed for ten rounds. Earlier this title was held by Kazakhstani Kanat Islam. However, the organization decided to deprive him of the trophy due to the low level of activity.
We add that Nursultanov played his last fight on November 6 in Aktau. Following the results of eight rounds, he defeated 33-year-old Belarusian Dmitry Atrokhov (16-12, 7 KOs).
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