Three continental titles to be held in Ukraine

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Three continental titles to be held in Ukraine

Three continental titles to be held in Ukraine

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Three continental titles to be held in Ukraine

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Artem Dalakian vs Lucas Manuel Macías

This Saturday, April 22nd, three WBA-Continental titles will be held in Kiev, Ukraine. The belts at stake will be the Flyweight, Super Bantamweight and Featherweight.

At 112 pounds, Artem Dalakian (14-0, 10KO) from Azerbaijan, and Mexican Luis Manuel Macías (9-4-2, 3KO) will battle. Both hit the scales on Friday at 111.6 pounds and 111 pounds respectively. This will be the fourth time Dalakian defends his regional Flyweight belt.

Meanwhile, in the Super Bantamweight division, the Russian Oleksandr Yegorov (17-1-1, 8KO) and the Argentinean Lucas Báez (30-15-4, 15KO) will collide. On the scale, Yegorov weighed 121.9 pounds and his opponent 121.5 pounds. In this bout, the Russian puncher will expose his regional belt of the category for the second time.

In the featherweight division, Ukrainian Oleg Yefimovych (28-2-1, 15KO) and Belgian Urbano Giuliani (9-1, 2KO) will go in the ring. They weighed 125.9 pounds and 125.4 pounds respectively. The Ukrainian fighter will defend his WBA-Continental belt at 126 pounds for the fourth time.


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