Ukrainian Daniel Lapin and Portuguese naturalized Mozambican Octavio Pudivitr will struggle this Saturday on the Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the WBA Continental gentle heavyweight title.
It is going to be one of many preliminary bouts of the Ring Of Hearth card, which options Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk and British Tyson Fury for all of the heavyweight titles.
The lanky Lapin (1.98m), 26 years previous, comes into this bout on behalf of Usyk-17 Promotions, with slight favoritism in his favor primarily based on his punching energy and longer attain. Lapin is undefeated in 9 fights, the final three of which he gained by knockout.
Pudivitr must work onerous for the win. With a smaller stature (1.80) and 36 years previous, he involves his second struggle exterior his dwelling Portugal. He was unfortunate in his first worldwide outing, dropping a unanimous choice to his opponent in Germany virtually a 12 months in the past. It was his solely setback in 10 fights.
