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Adam Azim goes for the vacant IBO tremendous light-weight title towards former world champion, Sergey Lipinets on the OVO Area in Wembley on Saturday.
Ben Shalom’s BOXXER promote Azim vs Lipinets and the cardboard is stay on Sky Sports activities within the UK and on Peacock within the USA.
Azim (12-0, 9 KOs) noticed his star rise sharply in 2022 after a sequence of gorgeous early wins, however 2023 then became a studying yr for the person from Slough, as he went ten rounds in two consecutive contests earlier than taking the European title with a tenth spherical stoppage of Franck Petitjean to spherical out the yr.
After defending with a fifth spherical win towards Enock Poulsen, ‘The Assassin’ then stepped up at school towards Ohara Davies final October, and handed that take a look at with flying colors, scoring an emphatic eighth spherical knockout victory.
Lipinets (18-3-1, 13 KOs) briefly reigned as IBF champion from 2017 to 2018, however misplaced on the playing cards in his first defence to Mikey Garcia.
Azim stopped Davies in October Picture Credit score: Lawrence Lustig/BOXXER
After a draw with Custio Clayton for the interim IBF belt, the ‘Samurai’ was then knocked out in six by Jaron Ennis in April 2021, and was outscored by Michel Rivera in November 2023, however he’s coming off a ten spherical choice nod towards Robbie Davies Jr in Could final yr.
Prediction: Azim might nicely be on monitor to crack the highest stage at 140 kilos this yr, however Lipinets might show a troublesome take a look at for him. After just a few early puzzles to resolve, the 22-year-old can come out on prime by way of clear choice win to take the title.
Simpson returns towards Ahorgah
On the undercard, Callum Simpson is out once more simply three weeks after boxing final, and he defends his Commonwealth tremendous middleweight title towards Ghana’s Elvis Ahorgah.
Simpson (16-0, 11 KOs) blasted out Steed Woodall in two rounds in his final contest to defend his British and Commonwealth titles, and he ticks over as he appears to be like in the direction of a stadium battle at his beloved Barnsley FC later this yr.
Callum Simpson halted Steed Woodall within the second spherical in Sheffield Picture Credit score: Lawrence Lustig/BOXXER
Ahorgah (13-2, 12 KOs) has by no means fought outdoors of Africa, and fought 4 instances in 2024, starting with a stoppage loss to Hasan Mwakinyo in January.
The 24-year-old received three in a row after that, however all towards boxers with shedding information.
Prediction: Simpson is heavy-handed, and I can’t see this one lasting lengthy. The champion ought to be capable to retain inside the first half of this contest.
Remaining Undercard
Jeamie TKV (7-1, 4 KOs) is on the invoice, and the heavyweight novice needs to be examined by Michael Webster (10-2, 6 KOs), however ought to be capable to get the job achieved contained in the ten spherical distance.
Scott Forrest (7-0, 4 KOs) was one other in motion on the identical invoice as Simpson in the beginning of January, and the Scottish cruiserweight can take out unbeaten Aurel Ignat (8-0, 7 KOs) earlier than the tip of their scheduled eight rounder.
Additionally in eight spherical motion, welterweight hope Joel Kodua (7-0) can financial institution one other factors win, this time towards Lloyd Germain (9-2, 1 KO).
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In six rounders, Lucas Roehrig (1-0, 1 KOs), can take his cruiserweight conflict with Milosav Savic (9-8-1, 7 KOs) by way of stoppage, and at tremendous flyweight, Alfie Clegg (10-0-1, 2 KOs) needs to be a factors winner towards Sebastian Alejandro Castillo (7-4-1, 3 KOs).
In 4 spherical affairs, Hassan Azim (7-0, 4 KOs) can win on factors in his middleweight conflict with Jensen Irving (4-19-2), and tremendous middleweight prospect Garan Croft (1-0, 1 KO) may also triumph on the referee’s scorecard towards Dmitri Protkunas (8-16-1, 1 KO).
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