“Zhang Zhilei and Agit Kabayel will meet in the ring on February 22 in Riyadh”, — write: sport.ua
The World Boxing Council officially announced that the winner of this confrontation will become the owner of the interim WBC heavyweight title.
In this division, Oleksandr Usyk is the full-fledged WBC champion, but he has not been assigned an opponent. The fact is that the winner of the Zhiley – Kabael fight did not receive the status of a mandatory contender, so the Ukrainian boxer is not obliged to enter the ring against these opponents.
The World Boxing Council decided that Usyk had already made a mandatory defense when he beat Britain’s Tyson Fury last December. Because of this, Oleksandr will not have any restrictions and can choose the next opponent himself.
