In the world of boxing, superstars and born, and the title is constantly being aimed for by boxers in the field. One of them is the light heavyweight contender “The Black Russian” Sillakh having14-0, 12 Kos and is scheduled to face Yordanis Despaigne having 8-0, 4 Kos and also a fellow contender. The Ismayl Sillakh vs. Yordanis Despaigne will be the main event in March 4 on ESPN 2. The fight includes two of the only three undefeated fighters who are ranked in the top ten currently, by the World Boxing Council (WBC) in the light heavyweight division.
The emerging winner will have a straight shot through stardom without a doubt. Both fighters, Sillakh and Despaigne started boxing as amateurs. Sillakh is an unpaid competitor who won the U17 world championships in 2001. He also took the silver 2005 and 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships. On the other hand, Cuba’s Despaigne has won a world amateur championships bronze medal. This fight is one to be seen as full of talented fighters and as well as intriguing by the Light heavyweight division. The fight also includes match ups between WBC Champion Jean Pascal; IBF Champion Tavoris Cloud; World Boxing Association (WBA) Champion Beibut Shumenov and WBO Champion Jurgen Brähmer, who are set to unify their titles on January 8 at the Ice Mansion in Chimkent, Kazakhstan; as well as hall-of-famer Bernard Hopkins and former champion Chad Dawson
