WBA interim tremendous featherweight champion Albert Batyrgaziev will defend his title in opposition to veteran Jazza Dickens in the primary occasion of a July 2nd IBA present in Istanbul, which can more than likely air on the IBA’s YouTube web page.
This can be a scenario that does truly advantage an interim bout, as full champion Lamont Roach Jr is slated to rematch Gervonta “Tank” Davis later this summer time. Tokyo gold medalist Batyrgaziev (12-0, 8 KO) picked up the belt with a physique shot end of Jono Carroll final 12 months, then handed Neri Ariel Cruz Romero his first defeat in his first official protection.
Batyrgaziev unofficially went down in opposition to Carroll, getting rattled by a hook and touching the mat along with his glove, and formally twice in opposition to Romero. There’s some actual vulnerability there, making for an attention-grabbing matchup with Dickens (35-5, 14 KO); the 34-year-old is coming off a decisive upset of Zelfa Barrett.
An attention-grabbing co-feature pits Tokyo bronze medalist Hovhannes Bachkov (7-0, 6 KO) in opposition to former tremendous light-weight title challenger Shohjahon Ergashev (25-2, 22 KO). The Uzbek has struggled to select up the items since saying “no mas” in opposition to Subriel Matias, notably hitting the deck in a choice loss to 8-2 Julian Smith final July.
