Super-middleweight Zak Chelli will return to motion on February 11 on the OVO Arena in London when he takes on the ‘Magician’ Anthony Sims Jr.
This thrilling worldwide ‘Wild Card’ contest joins an action-packed card within the capital, headlined by Adam Azim.
English super-middleweight champion Chelli celebrated a unanimous factors victory over Germaine Brown on his final outing at Wembley in June.
Chelli dropped Jack Kilgannon within the sixth spherical with this enormous assertion knockout!
He was set to defend his title final November at Alexandra Palace earlier than his opponent Lerrone Richards was pressured to withdraw after they weighed in.
Now Londoner Chelli, who has excessive aspirations of creating huge strides within the 168lb division this yr, faces a serious step up towards his American opponent.
Sims Jr stands at 6ft 1in and in 2021 gained the WBA Inter-Continental super-middleweight title – he’s a cousin of the legendary Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The 27-year-old from Indiana is famend for his damaging energy with a formidable 20 KOs on his resume.
Chelli insists this can be a battle that followers in London won’t wish to miss.
He stated: “After the frustration of not preventing final November, it is nice to be again on the OVO Arena in Wembley.
“This will probably be a extremely good battle for me. I’m coaching exhausting and I wish to make a huge impact on the division this yr.
“I’m wanting ahead to taking over an skilled man from abroad in Sims Jr and stealing the present!”
Hassan Azim is again too – and is on a mission to underline his unbelievable expertise this yr.
The elder brother of Adam, Hassan Azim is undefeated and placed on a superb efficiency final November when he outclassed Nestor Amukoto at Alexandra Palace with a cushty factors victory to cap a extremely profitable 2022.
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Chelli takes a key step up on February 11
The common welterweight prospect gained all 4 of his fights final yr and he will probably be eager to create his personal headlines when he launches his marketing campaign in London – reside within the UK & Republic of Ireland on Sky Sports. An opponent will probably be named sooner or later.
Joining the invoice is the ‘Wanderer’ Jordan Reynolds. The Luton-based super-welterweight was profitable on his most up-to-date go to to Wembley’s iconic enviornment when he outclassed Jose Manuel Lopez Clavero in a majority factors victory final October.
Iranian featherweight prospect Razor Ali will probably be eager to showcase his sharp abilities within the capital too. Ali – full title Alireza Ghadiri – is unbeaten in six earlier fights and will probably be eager to select up his first stoppage in what will probably be his seventh skilled battle.
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Hassan Azim, additionally educated by Shane McGuigan, will be a part of his brother Adam on the February 11 invoice
Adam ‘The Assassin’ Azim headlines the invoice towards undefeated Santos Reyes. With six consecutive stoppage victories – together with November’s gorgeous two-round demolition of the highly-regarded Rylan Charlton – BBC Young Fighter of the Year, Azim has now established himself as one of many world’s main light-weight prospects and appears to be a world champion in ready after his breakthrough yr in 2022.
‘Sweet’ Caroline Dubois takes a giant step up on February 11 when she faces the highly-experienced Argentine nationwide champion Yamila Belen Abellaneda.
Best identified to British battle followers for her WBA Intercontinental title battle with Terri Harper final yr, Abellaneda – who has efficiently defended her Argentina nationwide title 4 occasions since profitable it in December 2020 – is making her second go to to the UK subsequent month.
The English middleweight championship will probably be on the road when newly-crowned champion Tyler Denny makes his first defence towards undefeated Cornwall man Brad Pauls.
Viddal Riley marked himself out as a rising menace within the stacked cruiserweight division in 2022. On February 11, he turns his consideration to Anees Taj.
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