WBF Title Fights in USA and France on February 24th
Two World Boxing Federation (WBF) title fights will take place on Friday
February 24, as Mike Tiberi faces Toris Brewer for the vacant North
American Super Middleweight title in Dover, Delaware, USA, and Thierry
Karl and Sandro Siproshvili clash for the vacant International
Cruiserweight crown in Saint Quentin, France.
Going for his first professional title, “Mighty” Mike Tiberi, a
23-year-old bright prospect from nearby Wilmington, has racked up an
impressive 18-1 (7) record since entering the paid ranks in June 2007. His
sole defeat came in his seventh bout to fellow undefeated prospect Dwayne
Shelton, dropping a four round decision. Since then he has moved up a
weight-class, and hasn’t come close to losing again.
His opponent, 38-yeal-old Toris “The Bull” Brewer, 14-4 (6), could turn
out to be the biggest test so far for Tiberi. While the South
Carolina-resident is coming off two losses, he has never been stopped and
has mixed with better opposition than his younger foe. A real “Prospect
vs. Veteran” encounter, the Tiberi vs. Brewer WBF North American Super
Middleweight title fight goes ahead at the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, as
is the co-feature alongside a Super Featherweight battle between
top-contender Juan Carlos Burgos and former world champion Cristobal Cruz.
On the same night in France, at the Palais des Sports in Saint Quentin,
former two-time French national champion Thierry Karl will take a crack at
his first Cruiserweight belt, the WBF International, when he steps in the
ring with Georgian tough-guy Sandro Siproshvili.
Karl, 29-5 (19), holds some excellent wins in lower weight classes, such
as stoppages over undefeated opponents Dejan Ribac (16-0) and WBO world
title-challenger Nadjib Mohammedi (19-0), but it remains to be seen if he
can carry his punching power up to cruiserweight.
In his last fight, this past November, Karl (27) stopped Serbian
journeyman Mile Nikolic in the first round, but a seasoned campaigner such
as Siproshvili will be a whole 'nother kettle of fish.
Based in Prague, Czech Republic, Siproshvili, 25-10 (12), has fought some
of the best Cruiserweights in Europe. Only stopped in his professional
debut, the 29-year old Georgian has gone the distance with former World
Champions Herbie Hide and Ola Afolabi, as well as several top-class
contenders.
While Karl must be considered the favorite, Siproshvili will definitely be
a true test for him at Cruiserweight, and if the Frenchman is not on top
of his game he will surely have a hard time winning the fight. On the
other hand, if he manages to win inside the distance, and do what Hide and
Afolabi couldn’t do, it will be a great measure of what kind of success he
may achieve at the new weight.
The Thierry Karl vs. Sandro Siprosvili WBF International Cruiserweight
title fight is scheduled for ten rounds, and is presented by Sport
Evenements Promotion. Also on the card will be a European Union Super
Featherweight title fight between Guillaume Frenois and Hovhannes
Zhamkochyan.
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