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DON KING TO PRESENT WBC CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT PITTING WBC CHAMP ILUNGA JUNIOR MAKABU & WBC SILVER CHAMP THABISO MCHUNU
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 21 Oct 2021
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL (October 20, 2021)—The world’s greatest boxing promoter, Don King, has put together another blockbuster championship fight pitting WBC Cruiserweight Champion Ilunga Junior Makabu and the number one challenger, WBC Silver Champion Thabiso Mchunu.
King, who represents Makabu, came to an agreement with Mchunu’s representatives on the 12-round championship fight, to be held in the next two months.
“This is going to be one action packed championship fight,” said King. “They are both warriors and this battle could result in one of the best championship fights of the year.”
Makabu (28-2 with 25 KOs) is from the Democratic Republic of The Congo, defended his championship in his hometown of Kinshasa as he stopped Nigeria’s Olanrewaju Durodola with two solid left hooks in the seventh round last December.
Makabu, who has won his last nine decisions, won the vacant title on Jan. 31, 2020 in winning a unanimous decision against Michael Cieslak.
Thabiso (23-5, 13 KOs), who hails from South Africa and is nicknamed “The Rock”, became the WBC Silver Titlist with a unanimous decision over Denis Lebedev on Dec. 21, 2019. He last defended his title and scored another unanimous victory over Evgeny Tishchenko on March 27, 2021. Thabiso has won his last four fights.
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