Thursday, September 24th At The Hammond Sportsplex in Hammond, Indiana Live on Combat Sports Now
HAMMOND, INDIANA (August 12, 2026)--Former Two-Time Heavyweight Champion Of The World, Hasim "The Rock" Rahman will begin his quest to become the oldest Heavyweight champion in history when he takes on Phillip Triantafillo on Thursday, September 24th at the Hammond Sportsplex in Hammond, Indiana.
The six-round fight will headline "The War on I-94" and is presented by Trojen Fight League,
Rahman will be making his first ring appearance in just over 12-years and has an impressive record of 50-9-2 with 41 knockouts. Rahman became heavyweight champion when he knocked out Lennox Lewis on April 27, 2001. Rahman won the WBC Heavyweight title on August 13, 2005 when he won a unanimous decision over Monte Barrett.
"I am excited to be starting this journey to make history. I am still in good shape and continued to stay in the gym during my time away from the sport. I feel with a few fights, that I can get in position for a major opportunity to make history. We had a brief hiccup as we wanted to start this in Rochester, New York, but we will start this in Indiana and I am ready to show the world that I still have the ability to compete, at the highest level. I want to give thanks to Joe Fantauzzo and J-Payne Promotions for believing in me and supporting this historical run," said Rahman.
Triantafillo of Los Angles is 4-4 with one knockout. He is coming off a win over Ryan Diaz on December 11, 2025 and has also faced former heavyweight champion Charles Martin.
The fight can be streamed world-wide on Combat Sports Now.
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