Kazakh heavyweight boxer Kamshybek Kunkabayev (4-0, 3 KOs) has changed opponents for the next fight, bbabo.net correspondent reports.

Initially, his opponent was to be the representative of the South African Republic, Johnny Muller (23-9-2, 14 KOs). However, he was injured and dropped out.

He will be replaced by 29-year-old Uzbek boxer Farrukh Juraev (6-5-1, 2 KOs).

Their duel will be the main event of the boxing evening, which will be held on March 25 in Almaty. At stake will be the WBA Gold belt in the first heavyweight, which is owned by a Kazakhstani.

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For Kunkabaev, who is the bronze medalist of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, this fight will be the fifth in the pro ring.

The Kazakhstani won the WBA Gold belt in December 2021, defeating Briton Stephen Ward (12-2, 4 KOs).

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