Murodjon Akhmadaliev mentioned he didn’t wish to should be glad with combating for an interim world title, that he needed a battle with the actual champion at 122 kilos, Naoya Inoue. However Akhmadaliev, AKA “MJ,” will certainly should make do with holding the interim WBA super-bantamweight strap. For, as RingTV.com stories, former WBA/IBF champion “MJ” will face Mexico’s Ricardo Espinoza Franco in Monte Carlo on December 14th, with the interim WBA belt on the road.
Akhmadaliev, 12-1(9) and coming off a December 2023 stoppage win over Kevin Gonzalez, has been calling out “The Monster” for a while, just for Inoue, curiously for such an ideal, all-conquering fighter, to seemingly ignore him – or “run away” within the opinion of the 29 12 months previous southpaw from Uzbekistan. Inoue, as we all know, will defend his belts towards IBF necessary Sam Goodman, this on Christmas Eve, and it stays to be seen who Inoue will battle after that if he’s victorious.
Akhmadaliev, if he wins on Dec 14, will little doubt keep it up calling Inoue out. However first comes 27 12 months previous Espinoza Franco. The Mexican warrior is at the moment 30-4(25), with him having been stopped simply as soon as, and the co-challenger is unbeaten in his final six bouts. Like all Mexican fighters, Espinoza Franco is hard and stuffed with coronary heart, however he might be taking the most important check, the most important battle of his profession when he steps into the ring with Akhmadaliev. Espinoza Franco has been in with good fighters similar to John Riel Casimero and Daniel Roman, however he misplaced each fights.
It could be an upset if the Mexican had been to defeat Akhmadaliev. “MJ” says he’s glad to be again at work.
“I’m glad to be again at work,” he mentioned. “It seems to be like that pound-for-pound star [Inoue] just isn’t prepared for large challenges. He can proceed working away, however I’ll get what needs to be mine anyway. MJ is in enterprise once more and December might be scorching.”
“MJ” higher be certain that he doesn’t blow it by wanting previous Espinoza Franco. If he’s totally centered on the duty at hand, and isn’t considering overly about Inoue, Akhmadaliev ought to have the ability to pound out a choice win in Monte Carlo.
