This one’s for you, Charlie Daniels.
The WBA introduced at present that the beforehand revealed interim featherweight title struggle between Mirco Cuello and Sergio Rios will headline an August eighth installment of their “KO Medication” collection on the Martyrs of Benina Stadium in Benghazi, Libya.
Former Olympian Cuello (15-0, 12 KO) got here off the canvas to cease Christian Olivo of their February eliminator, ending him with a literal last-minute physique shot to keep away from a majority choice loss. Full champ Nick Ball has by no means confronted a compulsory challenger or, certainly, an precise featherweight since taking the belt, however the WBA elected to simply have Cuello struggle BoxRec no. 215 Rios (19-0, 7 KO) for an interim title.
Rios has by no means been booked previous eight rounds and has two (2) wins over opponents with successful data. Positively title materials.
A (mildly) extra tolerable interim title can even be on the road when rising mild heavyweight contender Albert Ramirez (21-0, 18 KO) faces England’s Jerome Pampellone (19-2, 12 KO). Ramirez is coming off a strong string of B-level wins over Euro staples like Adam Deines and Marko Calic, whereas Pampellone got here up brief in IBF eliminators towards Malik Zinad (MD) and Conor Wallace (SD) in his final three bouts.
Finishing the trifecta of extraneous {hardware} involving Olympians, two-time silver medalist Sofiane Oumiha (6-0, 3 KO) takes on veteran Francisco Fonseca (36-4-2, 29 KO) for the “gold” light-weight title.
