Sadriddin Akhmedov is raring to make an announcement to the remainder of the middleweight division.
The unbeaten Akhmedov will face Raphael Igbokwe on December 13, promoter Tom Loeffler introduced Monday night. The ten-round bout will happen on the Chumash On line casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California and can stream dwell on UFC Combat Move (10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT).
“We expect Sadriddin is a future world champion,” Loeffler advised The Ring Saturday evening. “This shall be his second struggle with us. These are the varieties of fights the place he can present the place he’s at within the middleweight division.
“Raphael Igbokwe was stopped by (junior middleweight contender) Serhii Bohachuk and went the space with (WBA world junior middleweight titleholder) Israil Madrimov. This shall be a very good take a look at for Sadriddin.”
Akhmedov (14-0, 12 knockouts), who’s initially from Astana, Kazakhstan and now resides in Santa Monica, California, made his debut with 360 Boxing Promotions on August 31, knocking out Antonio Todd within the opening spherical. The struggle additionally came about in Santa Ynez.
In his earlier struggle, which came about in December 2022, the 26-year-old Akhmedov stopped Nkululeko Mhlongo after the opening spherical.
Most of Akhmedov’s fights after making his professional debut in April 2018 had been below the Eye of the Tiger Administration.
Igbokwe (17-5, 5 KOs) has not fought since October 7 of final yr, defeating unbeaten prospect Imaud Louis by unanimous determination. The win over Louis came about six weeks after Igbokwe misplaced by knockout to unbeaten Andreas Katzourakis.
The 32-year-old, who resides in Houston, Texas, was stopped by Bohachuk in September 2021. Igbokwe misplaced by determination over 10 one-sided rounds to Madrimov on April 8 of final yr.
Loeffler additionally confirmed to The Ring that light-weight Karlos Balderas will return to motion on the Hollywood Combat Nights card. Balderas, who just lately signed a promotional cope with Loeffler’s 360 Boxing Promotions and resides in close by Santa Maria, was scheduled to return to motion on August 31, however needed to withdraw as a result of an damage suffered in coaching camp.
Balderas was additionally scheduled to return to the ring on June 7, however his opponent, Gilberto Zarate, reportedly weighed in at 149 kilos, 12 kilos above the contracted weight of 137 kilos.
December 13 will mark the ultimate 360 Boxing Promotions card of 2024.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has coated boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He could be reached at [email protected]
