On February 21, Kyrgyzstan’s Dilmurod Satybaldiev and Tanzania’s Boniface Saguda will sq. off in Istanbul, Turkey, with the WBA Asia gentle heavyweight championship at stake.
Satybaldiev isn’t any stranger to World Boxing Affiliation gold. In 2015, he captured the WBA Continental tremendous middleweight title with a split-decision victory over Dmitry Sukhotskiy. Nevertheless, his profession hit a pause from 2017 to 2021. Since returning to the ring, he’s had a blended run, tallying three wins and three losses.
Saguda, however, is stepping onto overseas soil for the primary time in his profession. The 31-year-old Tanzanian had a tough begin, struggling a knockout loss in his 2021 debut in opposition to Magambo Christopher. However he’s been on a tear ever since, rattling off 10 straight wins—9 of them by knockout.
With each fighters eyeing championship glory, count on an intense battle once they collide in Istanbul.
