Lance Pugmire reviews and Mike Coppinger confirms that the IBF interim light-weight title battle between Zaur Abdullaev and Raymond Muratalla, beforehand deliberate for April fifth, will as a substitute land in San Diego on Could tenth to accommodate Abdullaev’s observance of Ramadan.
Per Pugmire, a deliberate tremendous light-weight bout between Lindolfo Delgado and Elvis Rodriguez may fill within the authentic major occasion slot.
The sanctioning physique ordered the bout earlier this yr in response to reigning titlist Vasiliy Lomachenko’s unsure future; “Hello-Tech” reportedly broke off negotiations for a unification bout with Gervonta Davis and has but to make a clarifying assertion regardless of Bob Arum’s assurance that he would accomplish that across the new yr. Hopefully he’ll accomplish that by the point these two share the ring, as retirement would permit this to turn into a full vacant title bout.
As I mentioned final time, Abdullaev’s (20-1, 12 KO) has performed fairly nicely for himself since his notorious knockout loss to Devin Haney and will make for a great battle with Muratalla (22-0, 17 KO), on whom Prime Rank has positioned loads of hope.
