Junior featherweight Arnold Khegai (proper) vs. Jorge Diaz. Picture credit score: Marilyn Paulino/RBR Boxing
****@Arnold Khegai has a brand new promoter to information his profession.
The featherweight contender has signed a multi-fight promotional cope with High Rank, it was introduced Tuesday afternoon.
“Arnold Khegai is among the perfect featherweights on the earth, and he deserves a chance to show himself on the championship degree,” stated Bob Arum, Chairman of High Rank.
Supervisor Sam Katkovski agrees.
“Arnold is an extremely devoted and gifted fighter,” stated Katkovski. “He would be the subsequent world champion from Ukraine, following the footsteps of (Oleksandr) Usyk and (Vasiliy) Lomachenko. Thanks to High Rank for the chance.”
Khegai (23-1-1, 12 knockouts) was born in Lymanske, Ukraine to folks from South Korea. He at present lives in Los Angeles. Khegai was a two-time world champion in Thai boxing earlier than turning into a nationwide champion within the boxing newbie ranks.
The 32-year-old Khegai fought a handful of his fights on Showtime programming, together with a unanimous resolution to Stephen Fulton in a conflict of 122-pound contenders in January 2020. Since then Khegai has received his final 5 bouts.
In his final bout on January 27, Khegai dropped Jon Martinez twice en path to a 3rd spherical knockout win.
Khegai hopes to equal the success, if no more, at 126 kilos.
“Signing with High Rank is a big milestone in my profession, and I’m grateful to Bob Arum for this chance,” stated Khegai. “I’m able to struggle for any of the (world title) belts at featherweight. I need to present the world who I’m.”
High Rank introduced a return date to the ring for Khegai this summer season.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has lined boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He may be reached at [email protected]
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