Adam Azim will tackle Sergey Lipinets on the OVO Area Wembley on February 1, dwell on Sky Sports activities.
Quick rising super-lightweight star Azim is able to transfer to a brand new degree as he faces a former world champion in Lipinets.
Azim’s final struggle was an emphatic stoppage win over Ohara Davies in October on the Copper Field Area. The undefeated 22-year-old checked out his finest as he dictated the motion and dominated Davies from the opening bell, dropping the Londoner within the fifth spherical earlier than ending the struggle in spectacular style within the eighth.
Having beforehand received and defended the European title in fast time with victories over Franck Petitjean and Enock Poulsen, Azim steps as much as world degree as he goals to show he is able to tackle one of the best within the division.
Lipinets is the previous IBF super-lightweight world champion. The Kazakhstan-born fighter captured the IBF belt with a unanimous factors win over Akihiro Kondo on the Brooklyn Heart in 2017.
The 35-year-old has since established himself as one of many high contenders throughout the super-lightweight and welterweight divisions with victories over former world champions Lamont Peterson and Omar Figueroa Jr.
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Lipinets’ final bout was a struggle of the yr contender in opposition to Azim’s countryman and former gym-mate Robbie Davies Jr. Lipinets scored a unanimous factors win over the British boxer in a 10-round thriller, showcasing his energy by sending Davies Jr to the canvas as soon as within the fifth spherical and twice within the eighth.
Azim stated: “This fight is another step up for me. I’m looking forward to sharing the ring with a great fighter like Sergey Lipinets. He is a former world champion. He has fought some of the biggest names out there.
“I’ve a number of respect for him and what he is achieved within the sport, but it surely’s my time now. It is a likelihood for me to indicate that I belong at world degree and that I am able to face one of the best.
“Lipinets has had a great career but on February 1 he’s standing in my way. This is the next step of my journey and nothing is going to stop me from achieving my dreams.”
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A brand new ringside angle has emerged of Azim touchdown an enormous physique shot to down Davies
Lipinets stated: “I’m glad that Adam has accepted this fight. A lot of top fighters have refused to face me. I’ve never turned down a fight and this one is make or break for me.
“Adam is younger and robust however he would not have my expertise. I’ve seen all of it. Could one of the best man win.”
BOXXER founder and CEO Ben Shalom said: “It is a huge step up for Adam and a dangerous struggle for him to be taking at this stage of his profession. At simply 22 years of age and in his thirteenth struggle, he is going up in opposition to a former world champion.
“Sergey Lipinets is a harmful fighter. There isn’t any query about that. He is a longtime, world-level boxer with devastating punching energy.
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“But Adam is a special talent. What we’ve seen from him in the ring and what he is showing in the gym, tells us he’s ready. This is a massive opportunity for him.
“It would not get a lot larger than this. Headlining an iconic venue, dwell on Sky Sports activities, he has the prospect to announce himself onto the world stage.”
