The Rigolution travels to Dubai, as Guillermo Rigondeaux is set for his next fight.
Miami’s Rigondeaux (20-2, 13KOs)—a two-time Olympic Gold medalist and former lineal junior featherweight champ originally from Santiago de Cuba, Cuba— remains at bantamweight, where he faces Philippines Vincent Astrolabio in a scheduled 12-round regional title fight. The bout headlines an eight-fight card taking place Saturday evening (local time) at Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The show is streamed live on the YouTube channel of event promoter People’s Fighter.
UNDERCARD RESULTS
Currently in the ring, unbeaten lightweight Armando Martinez Rabi (4-0, 4KOs)—a Cuban knockout artist based out of Dubai—faces Tanzania’s Jackson Malinyingi (11-5-1, 3KOs) in a scheduled eight-round bout.
Jean Junior Messi Elime overcame a stiff challenge from Uganda’s Ali Sserunkuma to earn a sixth-round stoppage in an entertaining junior welterweight affair. Messi Elime (5-0, 3KOs) closed the show in style, flooring Sserunkuma (1-1-1, 0KOs) with a left hook. Sserunkuma beat the count but was deemed unfit to continue by the referee who halted the contest at 0:55 of round six.
Messi Elime turned pro last February in his native Cameroon before relocating to Dubai, where has spent his past four fights.
Dayan Gonzalez made quick work of Egypt’s Mostafa Elhamy (1-1, 0KOs), scoring a first-round knockout in the opening bout on the live stream. The brief affair saw Gonzalez (3-0, 2KOs)—a Cuban junior lightweight now based out of Dubai—immediately take the fight to Elhamy, rocking the Egyptian with an overhand right before a left hook to the body forced the full ten count midway through the first round. The official time was not announced.
Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox