A new date has been set. Russian contender Magomed Kurbanov will return to the ring on March 26 in Yekaterinburg, where he will take on former world champion Patrick Teixeira for the WBO International junior middleweight title, according to information provided by RCC Boxing Promotions to Oleg Bogatov.
In the main fight of the evening, another Russian contender, Evgeny Tishchenko, will meet with “regular” WBA champion Riyad Merhi of Belgium.
Kurbanov and Teixeira were supposed to fight in Yekaterinburg in December 2021, but the fight was canceled a few hours before the start of the contest, when Kurbanov became ill backstage, and the fight was called off. The handlers for both boxers agreed to postpone the fight to 2022.
Kurbanov is ranked in the number two position under the WBO, while Teixeira is sitting in the fourth position of the top ten.
The Russian boxer has won all 22 of his fights in the professional ring (13 by knockout), and Teixeira has 31 wins (22 ahead of schedule) with two defeats.
Kurbanov has been out of the ring since May of last year, when he won a tough twelve round decision over former world champion Liam Smith.
Teixeira saw action a year ago, in February 2021, when he lost his WBO title, by way of decision, to Brian Castano.